S.C. deputy filmed slamming teen girl out of desk, dragging her away

And there would have been an air of dread in the foreshadowing.

 

Obstinate refusal to attempt to blend into the larger cultural norm, to assimilate into the broader present American society, over a 50 year period can't be blamed on what happened between 1789 and 1960. And the extension of your point is patronizing to African Americans by inferring that they lack, individually and collectively, free will to be better than the stereotype that racists have of them.

 

Everyone here should have just tried harder to be a successful sports journalist.

 

Mark them absent and continue teaching the class. No disturbance.

 

Holy shit, I'm black! I've been pulled over for failure to signal too.

 

You don't get it.

HE DID SIGNAL!

He was pulled over for being black.

 

So the next time a black guy kills someone he gets a pass and we'll call it even, ok?

 

The original assertion.

 

Does getting pulled over = coming close to being arrested?

I've been pulled over a bunch. Got arrested as a result of two of them (expired/suspended license). Whether or not you're getting arrested is usually pretty clear, and unless the cop suggests that it's a possibility, I wouldn't say the average traffic stop is close to getting arrested.

 

We're not seriously arguing against the existence of racial profiling, are we?

 

I've been arrested. And I've been close.

 

OK. Sure. And, I've been threatened with arrest too.

But, you know when you're close to getting arrested. If your license is clean, there's no reason that the average traffic stop equals being close to be arrested.