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

It's a distinction without a difference.
The dispatcher said don't follow. He should not have followed.

 

No reasonable middle ground in this discussion. Nope. None.

 

Autorec for Breakfast Club reference.

 

Don't forget Walking While Black ...

Dorothy Bland: I was caught ‘walking while black.’ Police chief: No, officers were doing their jobs.

 

Don't forget impeding traffic. Class C misdemeanor.

Would they have stopped a white person under the same scenario? I don't know. Neither do you.

 

Yeah, she was dumb.

Walk on the fucking sidewalk, moron.

It doesn't help that you look like a crazy person as you flap your arms like you are trying to achieve takeoff velocity.

 

But I'll take the bet.

 

By this, I am not surprised.

 

Is whether they'd have detained a white person behaving similarly really the important question? Or is it whether it takes Olympian (dare I say NQT-ian) levels of cluelessness to write and submit such a column?

 

Ah, that's the angle. Yeah, I'd subscribe to that thought.

 

Are we really arguing that black people don't get stopped by police more often than whites just on suspicion and that even if they do they should get over it?

Can we stipulate that there is overwhelming evidence that this does occur?

Maybe then put yourself in the shoes of someone who is presumed to be a criminal and see if that's something to shrug off?