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In reply to the discussion: Cop pulls over black teen, notices he is terrified [View all]Glassunion
(10,201 posts)18. It's my job to feed people. I do my job well.
If people that we are responsible to feed, went hungry instead, and the media ran a story on it, and people protested folks starving, or a quarterback is trying to shed light on it. I would not blame sports, the news, or the people standing up to shine a light on it. I'd look to my co-workers. I'd not try to shift any blame. I'd work to fix OUR problem.
The kid texting is not the point of the story. It's the absolute fear that this kid had, that he was going to die at the hands of a cop because of his skin color, and this cop was too blind to see that.
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There is a way to use anger for the benefit of making a situation better. But ...
vlyons
Oct 2016
#61
Demonizing someone by speech or writing is a far cry from filling them with lead for no good reason.
nomorenomore08
Oct 2016
#71
I wouldn't say "dismissed," but he did seem to downplay it, unfortunately.
nomorenomore08
Oct 2016
#115
I'm pretty sure the second category is much larger than the first. Like, a majority.
nomorenomore08
Oct 2016
#117
Glassunion's comment isn't harsh, I see the cop's post as more than a little self-serving.
That Guy 888
Oct 2016
#53
Maybe it's because that when a cop goes against other cops in his/her department they
Dustlawyer
Oct 2016
#100
COPS who are killing black youths. un armed black kids. BAD COPS are at fault.
trueblue2007
Oct 2016
#89
When an issue is at the forefront of public discourse, people tend to give it more thought.
nomorenomore08
Oct 2016
#74
Such self serving bullshit. Why is that black kid scared a cop is going to murder him?
bravenak
Oct 2016
#76
No. They are paid to keep us safe, They need to do it and not kill people unnecessarily.
bravenak
Oct 2016
#90
This actually made me choke up. This cop gets it. Now he and others on the force
tblue37
Oct 2016
#85