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tenderfoot

(8,425 posts)
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 07:10 PM Jan 2019

Post links to the original articles please.

Rather than a site that discusses the article.

Like this:

Social media post shows Detroit officer making racist comments about African-American pulled over

DETROIT (WXYZ) — We're exposing a social media post that has sparked an internal investigation into a Detroit police officer. Comments made in that post are being called racist by a woman pulled over and told to leave her car and walk home in below freezing weather.

Detroit police are calling the behavior of one of their own completely inappropriate and problematic. They're now launching an internal affairs investigation over what took place during a traffic stop.

Take a close look at this video temporarily posted to social media site Snapchat following a Detroit police traffic stop near Joy Road and Stout Tuesday night.

Listen closely as the officer makes a few condescending remarks toward an African-American girl he has instructed to walk home in the cold. We've confirmed she was pulled over for having expired license tabs.

Notice in the upper left corner of the screen the officer shared his Snapchat name. Detroit police confirm his real name is Gary Steele. The man seen in this public LinkedIn page.

We showed this video to Ariel Moore, the young woman who was videotaped on a cell phone, and her mother, Monique Mobley. They're now sharing their outrage over his words and captions that read "What black girl magic looks like," and "celebrating Black History Month."

https://www.wxyz.com/news/social-media-post-shows-detroit-officer-making-racist-comments-about-african-american-pulled-over


Whiny MAGA Snowflake writes:

Why I proudly wear my Make America Great Again hat | Opinion


https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2019/01/30/why-proudly-where-my-make-america-great-again-hat/2716182002/


Like that...

Quit being lazy.



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lunatica

(53,410 posts)
1. I thought this was understood by most DUers.
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 07:15 PM
Jan 2019

Wouldn’t sending a private email to the offenders be better?

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
4. Since when is a question about methodology a public humiliation?
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 07:20 PM
Jan 2019

You are being critical of me right?

It’s hard to tell with the mixed messages.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
6. Oh, I'm teasing!
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 07:30 PM
Jan 2019
Since when is a question about methodology a public humiliation?
When it's done publicly?

You are being critical of me right?
Not necessarily.

It’s hard to tell with the mixed messages.
Oh, I'm teasing the OP!

demmiblue

(36,821 posts)
5. DU seems to respond to these types of posts (including OPs with one sentence or just a link).
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 07:25 PM
Jan 2019

They seem to get a lot of traffic. McDUnald's... fast and cheap.

Most people never even read the articles.

applegrove

(118,471 posts)
11. When I post bits from Political wire I link to Goddard's links not the
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 10:39 PM
Jan 2019

original article. I can't afford a membership so I give him the traffic instead. He has an important site. He picks the most salient articles of the day. I go there first when I am looking for articles for the DU feed. I hope you understand. I am not being lazy but am trying to be fair.

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