It happens in Maitland all the time. They call it “walking while black.” Police are duty-bound to respond to suspicious person calls and make contact with the individual. Hence, the beginning of the Jacob Blake interaction.
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They are also putting the life of the person who they are calling the police on at risk. Weaponizing law enforcement should be a crime.
Narrative. Every black person that made news by dying this year was just minding their own damn business, living life.
wrong. sources close to the matter actually indicated they were mostly peaceful incidents.
And one was walking down the sidewalk minding his own business. Unfortunately, someone thought he looked "sketchy."
Ahmad Aubery (jogging). Brenna Taylor (sleeping). George Floyd (shopping). Atatiana Jefferson (sitting at home). Elijah McLain (walking).
Props. It'll be interesting to see how many you catch
A. That’s not all of them.
Elijah "Merkel-clone" McLain reached for the officer's gun??!? You honestly believe that bullshit?
Ooooh, was THAT the reason members of the Grand Jury wanted to be allowed to share with the public that they weren't given a single charge to consider regarding Breonna's death?
Riiiight. Isn't it weird that a police officer informed Arbery's mother that her jogging son was killed during the commission of a crime?
Sure. You're on a roll. 🙄
Agreed. White people should be allowed to interfere with or report black on black crime. Mike crossed a line on this one.
So..., for example, a black couple that is your neighbor is involved in a loud, potential violent domestic dispute. As a white citizen, are you less likely to get involved?
These laws just further separate whites and blacks. Instead of all learning to live with one another, it serves the opposite purpose.
I took your post as sarcasm and agreed with Chris in questioning it. We all know that black on black crime is the single biggest issue that the black community has working against it, and white people should absolutely intervene in an instance of black on black crime and shouldn't be sued for reporting it.
Your paternalism is showing. Now Mike gave an example of people that were bothering him. However, you feel the need to involve yourself in something that has nothing to do with you.
So.., you think these laws are going to change the perception of these white people of blacks?
Nope, that requires the combination of education and an open mind.
I’m not sure what that law is going to do, but hey, it’s San Francisco. Ok.., great. People won’t be assholes and make up stories and call the cops without repercussions.
Or you have a Karen calling the cops on a young black man minding his own business walking home at night from a service station where he'd purchased a soda. Because the guy was a bit of a germaphobe who wore a face covering back before they became fashionable. Some Karen saw this guy on his walk home and called the police saying there was a man who looked "sketchy" in the neighborhood.
You have mixed arguments. A Karen made a mistake to call the cops and then the cops shot him to death for no apparent reason. That’s weak
"The CAREN Act will expand the definition of a protected class in San Francisco to prevent false emergency calls with the specific intent to discriminate against a person or otherwise infringe the person's rights or cause the person specified harms on the basis of the person's race, color, ancestry, national origin, place of birth, sex, age, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, weight, or height," according to a press release.
Or maybe the Karens will think twice before they call the cops on birdwatchers or little girls.
Anecdotally, my wife has never had to respond to a 911 call on a birdwatcher and only on little girls when their mothers call because they can’t parent and are hoping the cops will do their parenting for them.
