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This one you won't believe, plus an added bonus, a list of the most recent incidents of infamous wypipo calling the police on AAs.
https://www.theroot.com/depressed-debbie-calls-police-on-black-neighbors-becaus-1826602734?utm_source=theroot_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2018-06-10
Rorey
(8,445 posts)And probably the best tactic is just to leave someone like that alone.
lame54
(35,358 posts)She talked over the 911 caller
Let her speak and hang herself
There is nothing to fear by letting her speak
She is not going to successfully rationalize her action
She is only going to sound stupid
Xolodno
(6,412 posts)....
Oh my God, Becky! Look at her butt!.....
yonder
(9,687 posts)who's great writing I was recently made aware of.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)yonder
(9,687 posts)who's opinions do not diminish his fine writing, IMO.
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)Otherwise, we just put our hands over our ears, shake our heads vigorously and chant "I'm not listening to you, I'm not listening to you!!!"
yonder
(9,687 posts)Last edited Mon Jun 11, 2018, 01:26 AM - Edit history (1)
but I understand that for some (including myself), the chaff cannot always be easily separated from the wheat.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)He literally and explicitly advocates for supporting third party candidates and voting against Democrats (he also uses the "Democrat Party" label rather than "Democratic Party" ).
Generally, people with those views are not welcome here - not matter how fine their writing may be.
yonder
(9,687 posts)wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)"Senator Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening"
you can excuse some black people for being suspicious of her.
I know, I know, blacks are supposed to save whites from voting in Orange Julius.
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)betsuni
(25,815 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)This woman is obviously emotionally disturbed. The officer did the right thing.
Nevernose
(13,081 posts)Empty beer cans are a big clue, as is the getting cut off the margarita train.
Its not public intoxication if she was a resident of the apartment complex (mileage may vary based on jurisdiction), but if a black person had called 911 because white people refused to cheer her up? I cant see things going that smoothly. At least the police stayed calm.
tblue37
(65,552 posts)brush
(53,978 posts)Last edited Mon Jun 11, 2018, 09:05 AM - Edit history (2)
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Here's what happened:
1. A middle aged woman, who appears to be mentally ill, tries to engage some teenagers in conversation. She tells them she is depressed and wants someone to talk to.
2. The teenagers laugh at this woman and proceed to mock her, shouting insults about her age, appearance, and mental state.
3. The woman calls the police and the officer calmly diffuses the situation
There is literally no racial component to anything that occurs. No racial slurs are uttered by anyone. No non-white person is treated disrespectfully by the police officer in any respect. No one is arrested. No one is touched. No one is forced to leave.
Elevating this sad, pathetic, and possibly mentally ill woman's behavior here to this standard cheapens and demeans the seriousness of the true incidents of actual behavior that goes on all the time.
This is not that.
wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)Did I miss a memo?