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

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by dixiehack, Oct 27, 2015.

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  1. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

    You'd really say "None of your business." That's a good attitude. I would probably say, "just shoveling snow, is something going around here." I would be thinking the cop is possibly looking for someone suspicious,maybe someone looking to break into houses or something like that. I wouldn't automatically have a chip on my shoulder. That seems to be the way Glanville reacted, which is good. Maybe he taught the cop something.
     
    cjericho, Nov 2, 2015
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  2. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    I'm still baffled anyone would defend the police shooting a 12-year-old with a toy gun, particularly given that they just jumped out of the car and opened fire. I get why people defend the police in Staten Island, though I disagree and think they used too much force. But defending the killing of a 12-year-old with a toy? Please.
     
    bigpern23, Nov 2, 2015
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  3. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    That kid in Cleveland would not have been shot if he was white. There are millions of those realistic-looking toy guns around that they sell at Walmart.

    And I agree about the loosies. That dude should have been killed. He deprived the state of tax revenue.
     
    Ace, Nov 2, 2015
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  4. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    What I said would be a matter of the circumstance. ... How he approaches me, mostly. But yeah, my first reaction to a cop is always, "Not my friend / none of your business." What I say? Would depend on how he comes at me and the circumstances surrounding it. Generally, when people are pleasant with me, I am pleasant back. If a cop is pleasant with me, for example, says hello on the street, I am pleasant back. ... but immediately get on with my life. If a cop comes up to me and starts questioning me about what I am doing (especially on my property!)? No, I am not playing along. It's not only none of his business, I don't trust him. Too many incidences of idiot police officers creating pain-in-the-ass misery for innocent people.

    In that particular case? A cop who is out of his jurisdiction approaching a black guy in a way that sounded like he was a dick -- no hello, nothing. Just starts questioning him about what he is doing. No apology before leaving. ... Glanville was pissed off, as I would have been. It was a cop from another jurisdiction profiling him because he was black. He likely didn't tell him to go fuck himself because he was being pragmatic and didn't want the worst of how that kind of thing sometimes ends -- not because he didn't want to tell the cop to screw off.
     
    The Big Ragu, Nov 2, 2015
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  5. YorksArcades

    YorksArcades Active Member

    Lots of tough guys on here.

    The best way to avoid a confrontation with police is simply to answer the questions and wait for them to move on.
     
    YorksArcades, Nov 2, 2015
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  6. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Best way is to be a white male.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Nov 2, 2015
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  7. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

    Why not a white male who identfies as an African American woman?
     
    cjericho, Nov 2, 2015
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  8. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    It's wild that you think that is me being a "tough guy." I am not looking to fight people or flex my non-existent muscle. I just value my freedom and liberty. We don't live in a police state. Beyond that (and more importantly to me), police offers don't engender my trust. Too many innocent people (particularly minorities) get harassed by idiot police officers on power trips. As I said, they are not my friends. I don't have any obligation to talk to one. But if I do, the outcome CAN be pretty negative for me.

    I am not thinking about the "best way to. ..." to deal with something I have no desire to (and have no reason to) "deal" with. Anymore than if I was publishing a newspaper and the local elected official asked me to get things approved by him before publishing, I wouldn't be the sheep you are suggesting and decide that "the best way to deal is just do what he wants."
     
    The Big Ragu, Nov 2, 2015
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  9. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Who defended it (other than an independent review)?

    I'm simply pointing out that the interaction wasn't due to profiling.
     
    YankeeFan, Nov 2, 2015
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  10. YorksArcades

    YorksArcades Active Member

    But not someone stunted by the 2-3 years behind the plywood L. You shall have to overcome.
     
    YorksArcades, Nov 2, 2015
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  11. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    That's also a tremendous way to get yourself wrongfully convicted, in their experiences.
     
    Dick Whitman, Nov 2, 2015
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  12. YorksArcades

    YorksArcades Active Member

    If you think answering questions for someone doing his/her job is being a sheep, then I wish you luck.

    Answering questions and "doing what he wants" are completely different things.
     
    YorksArcades, Nov 2, 2015
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