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A cop said hello to me today as I walked in 7/11 (I'm black) | |
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| Solitary Man User ID: 71345460 United States11/09/2016 08:49 PM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I was scared. I was shit scared. I'm not lying. He said it while not looking at me or paying attention to me. He was looking at what snacks to buy, I walked in the store (around 2:30 a.m. since I stayed up for the election results), and I literally froze. I froze so bad that I didn't even bother replying to him and saying hello back to him. Yes, the cop was white. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 69237040 I was also wearing a black jacket. I quickly took my hands out of my pockets, made sure my hoodie was down, and I walked to the opposite side of him and went to the back of the store. I quickly got the items I need, got the cashier to check me up (she told me to wait so that the receipt could print out, I said hell no and that I don't want a receipt), and I quickly bolted to my car. While pulling out of 7/11, I made sure that my turning signals were on, and I that I slowly pulled out of the 25 m.p.h. zone. I have never been this scared in my life so far. Luckily I made it out alive. I'm white and would have had the same reaction. You have to dot your i's and cross your t's when the man is watching. This isn't a racial thing. This is a cop thing. You should have waited on the receipt. You Never can tell and you want evidence. I don't have the time or the crayons to explain this to you. Slake Blake |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 69237040 Canada11/09/2016 09:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I promise you it did. I'm also as black as it gets. My skin color is a little bit darker than Obama's, but not dark as an Indian (Dinesh Desousa). This did happen last night. I ordered the Oreo's cheese-its, and two chocolate bars. The white cop looked like a squeaky clean college linebacker, with a big rectangular head (like a younger peyton manning). Yes I was scared. You can downrate my thread. I don't really care. This is how I felt, and I feel pressed to share it with you guys. I know that this situation would not gel with this community on GLP, but I still shared it. This is how every black folk out there feel, and this shows the disconnect that you white people and cops have with our community. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 69237040 Canada11/09/2016 09:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That's funny. I actually have a government job with benefits, and I work 11 hours a day, 5 days a week. Thank you very much, and have yourself a great day, whitey. You are obviously racist towards him, and I guess I will have to return the favor to you. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 69237040 Canada11/09/2016 09:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Dude chill. All is good for all good people regardless of color. Quoting: Deplorable Warlord of Barsoom Yes, but you know that this is not true. Come on, now. In the words of Obama, "Come on, people". If my skin color and melatonin was a tad bit lighter, I know for a fact that I WOULD NOT be facing this problem. And this is my point. I didn't mean for my comments to be incendiary. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 69237040 Canada11/09/2016 09:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I was scared. I was shit scared. I'm not lying. He said it while not looking at me or paying attention to me. He was looking at what snacks to buy, I walked in the store (around 2:30 a.m. since I stayed up for the election results), and I literally froze. I froze so bad that I didn't even bother replying to him and saying hello back to him. Yes, the cop was white. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 69237040 I was also wearing a black jacket. I quickly took my hands out of my pockets, made sure my hoodie was down, and I walked to the opposite side of him and went to the back of the store. I quickly got the items I need, got the cashier to check me up (she told me to wait so that the receipt could print out, I said hell no and that I don't want a receipt), and I quickly bolted to my car. While pulling out of 7/11, I made sure that my turning signals were on, and I that I slowly pulled out of the 25 m.p.h. zone. I have never been this scared in my life so far. Luckily I made it out alive. I'm white and would have had the same reaction. You have to dot your i's and cross your t's when the man is watching. This isn't a racial thing. This is a cop thing. You should have waited on the receipt. You Never can tell and you want evidence. Better to be safe than sorry. The cop might be walking out the door as my car pulled off. What if I forgot to put on my turning signals. After he pulls me over and starts to intimidate him, I might flinch. He might think that I'm reaching for something in my jacket. Then boom. |
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| brassbat User ID: 72316598 United States11/09/2016 09:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Boy ! Go to rob a 7/11 and there's a cop inside. No wonder you were nervous ! I'll bet you down right soiled yourself when you realized you had to actually had to pay for apack of gum to get out of there with your life ! Good thing he didn't say goodbye and have a nice day. You really would have been butt hurt then !  Imagine. He said Hello. What's this world coming to ?jjjjj |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 73186423 United States11/09/2016 09:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Dude chill. All is good for all good people regardless of color. Quoting: Deplorable Warlord of Barsoom Yes, but you know that this is not true. Come on, now. In the words of Obama, "Come on, people". If my skin color and melatonin was a tad bit lighter, I know for a fact that I WOULD NOT be facing this problem. And this is my point. I didn't mean for my comments to be incendiary. You're facing these problems because your brethren make it statistically likely you will be a problem. Has nothing to do with race, it's behavior. Numbers don't lie |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 69237040 Canada11/09/2016 09:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Boy ! Go to rob a 7/11 and there's a cop inside. No wonder you were nervous ! I'll bet you down right soiled yourself when you realized you had to actually had to pay for apack of gum to get out of there with your life ! Good thing he didn't say goodbye and have a nice day. You really would have been butt hurt then ! Quoting: brassbat Imagine. He said Hello. What's this world coming to ?I said I work for a government job. I make $40K a year, and my rent is $600. I can well afford a fucking chocolate bar, you stupid fucking racist. People like you just boil my fucking guts. People say hello all the time. I'm not an unsocial person (though I'm not outgoing). I don't mind people saying hello to me. My point was that I was nervous when this cop said hello to me. That was probably the first time in my life that a cop even talked to me. I have never been stopped for a ticket. I guess that none of you feel my pain. You're all freaking white and racist. Yes, what does the opinion of a black guy like me matter? And this, this exact reason, is why there is a disconnect between cops and the black community. |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 69237040 Canada11/09/2016 09:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How is this a bait thread? Please explain. I am a real person, not a bot. I have feelings too. I have needs and wants. I have the need to be loved, to be respected, to be cherished. Yes, I know that I am not a statistic. It's because I quickly got out of the store after I paid for my snacks. And this is my point. Do young black men like me have to live in fear like this? |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 69237040 Canada11/09/2016 09:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | But I was scared. Look up on youtube when black folks talk to cops. I can link one video. Hold on, here it is: [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] Look at this black man talking to a cop and being conversational. I am scared of situations like this. |
| Deplorable Don Solo User ID: 40738811 United States11/09/2016 09:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Dude chill. All is good for all good people regardless of color. Quoting: Deplorable Warlord of Barsoom Yes, but you know that this is not true. Come on, now. In the words of Obama, "Come on, people". If my skin color and melatonin was a tad bit lighter, I know for a fact that I WOULD NOT be facing this problem. And this is my point. I didn't mean for my comments to be incendiary. What problem? He said "hi". Not "freeze!" Tin foil hat is too tight. Every white person is not a racist. Its racist of you to think that way. The universe is basically an animal. It grazes on the ordinary. It creates infinite idiots just to eat them. The Rickest Rick Sanchez comments are meant for entertainment purposes only and should not be construed to reflect the feelings and opinions, implied or expressed, of the author. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 73381746 United States11/09/2016 09:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Boy ! Go to rob a 7/11 and there's a cop inside. No wonder you were nervous ! I'll bet you down right soiled yourself when you realized you had to actually had to pay for apack of gum to get out of there with your life ! Good thing he didn't say goodbye and have a nice day. You really would have been butt hurt then ! Quoting: brassbat Imagine. He said Hello. What's this world coming to ?I said I work for a government job. I make $40K a year, and my rent is $600. I can well afford a fucking chocolate bar, you stupid fucking racist. People like you just boil my fucking guts. People say hello all the time. I'm not an unsocial person (though I'm not outgoing). I don't mind people saying hello to me. My point was that I was nervous when this cop said hello to me. That was probably the first time in my life that a cop even talked to me. I have never been stopped for a ticket. I guess that none of you feel my pain. You're all freaking white and racist. Yes, what does the opinion of a black guy like me matter? And this, this exact reason, is why there is a disconnect between cops and the black community. What pain? Because he said hello to you? lol He probably already sized you up and ran you licence plate before you knew he was there, they are trained to, it's thier job. Probably seen that he made you uncomfortable and that you were scared like a little girl. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 73381746 United States11/09/2016 09:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | But I was scared. Look up on youtube when black folks talk to cops. I can link one video. Hold on, here it is: [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] Look at this black man talking to a cop and being conversational. I am scared of situations like this. All the safe spaces are gone, better stay home with your mommy.  |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 2848557 United States11/09/2016 09:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | But I was scared. Look up on youtube when black folks talk to cops. I can link one video. Hold on, here it is: [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] Look at this black man talking to a cop and being conversational. I am scared of situations like this. It has to start changing somewhere, be the change say hello officer how is your day? be amazed that there are still nice people out there that aren't out to get you |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 69237040 Canada11/09/2016 09:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Dude chill. All is good for all good people regardless of color. Quoting: Deplorable Warlord of Barsoom Yes, but you know that this is not true. Come on, now. In the words of Obama, "Come on, people". If my skin color and melatonin was a tad bit lighter, I know for a fact that I WOULD NOT be facing this problem. And this is my point. I didn't mean for my comments to be incendiary. What problem? He said "hi". Not "freeze!" Tin foil hat is too tight. Every white person is not a racist. Its racist of you to think that way. Of course I know he didn't say "freeze". While I know that every white person is NOT a racist, there are a few out there. It's not racist of me to this this way, because I am fearing for my safety and that I will get shot, ALL BASED ON THE COLOR OF MY SKIN. I know that this is hard for you white folks to believe, but this is honestly how I feel. This is an underlying fear of a white cop to a young black men like me, and this is not being discussed or acknowledged in society. This is the reason for the disconnect between the black community and cops in general. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 73381746 United States11/09/2016 09:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Dude chill. All is good for all good people regardless of color. Quoting: Deplorable Warlord of Barsoom Yes, but you know that this is not true. Come on, now. In the words of Obama, "Come on, people". If my skin color and melatonin was a tad bit lighter, I know for a fact that I WOULD NOT be facing this problem. And this is my point. I didn't mean for my comments to be incendiary. What problem? He said "hi". Not "freeze!" Tin foil hat is too tight. Every white person is not a racist. Its racist of you to think that way. Of course I know he didn't say "freeze". While I know that every white person is NOT a racist, there are a few out there. It's not racist of me to this this way, because I am fearing for my safety and that I will get shot, ALL BASED ON THE COLOR OF MY SKIN. I know that this is hard for you white folks to believe, but this is honestly how I feel. This is an underlying fear of a white cop to a young black men like me, and this is not being discussed or acknowledged in society. This is the reason for the disconnect between the black community and cops in general. So a blck cop doesn't make you feel the same? |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 69237040 Canada11/09/2016 09:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | But I was scared. Look up on youtube when black folks talk to cops. I can link one video. Hold on, here it is: [link to www.youtube.com (secure)] Look at this black man talking to a cop and being conversational. I am scared of situations like this. All the safe spaces are gone, better stay home with your mommy. Typical white response. And when I get my sorry ass shot because I was reaching in my glovebox for my registration (but the cop claim I was reaching in my pockets), none of you will shed a tear. The white underlying racism, or shall I say, racism by not acknowledging, is very well percolating in this White America. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 71679261 United States11/09/2016 09:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I was scared. I was shit scared. I'm not lying. He said it while not looking at me or paying attention to me. He was looking at what snacks to buy, I walked in the store (around 2:30 a.m. since I stayed up for the election results), and I literally froze. I froze so bad that I didn't even bother replying to him and saying hello back to him. Yes, the cop was white. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 69237040 I was also wearing a black jacket. I quickly took my hands out of my pockets, made sure my hoodie was down, and I walked to the opposite side of him and went to the back of the store. I quickly got the items I need, got the cashier to check me up (she told me to wait so that the receipt could print out, I said hell no and that I don't want a receipt), and I quickly bolted to my car. While pulling out of 7/11, I made sure that my turning signals were on, and I that I slowly pulled out of the 25 m.p.h. zone. I have never been this scared in my life so far. Luckily I made it out alive. Troll...not even clever one. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 72120812 United States11/09/2016 09:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I promise you it did. I'm also as black as it gets. My skin color is a little bit darker than Obama's, but not dark as an Indian (Dinesh Desousa). This did happen last night. I ordered the Oreo's cheese-its, and two chocolate bars. The white cop looked like a squeaky clean college linebacker, with a big rectangular head (like a younger peyton manning). Yes I was scared. You can downrate my thread. I don't really care. This is how I felt, and I feel pressed to share it with you guys. I know that this situation would not gel with this community on GLP, but I still shared it. This is how every black folk out there feel, and this shows the disconnect that you white people and cops have with our community. LMAO. You don't think white people get nervous around black people too? It goes both ways. A lot of people are nervous of everybody now, it's a tense world we're living in.. But black people being afraid of white is almost humorous to me. So ass backwards |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 69237040 Canada11/09/2016 09:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 69237040 Yes, but you know that this is not true. Come on, now. In the words of Obama, "Come on, people". If my skin color and melatonin was a tad bit lighter, I know for a fact that I WOULD NOT be facing this problem. And this is my point. I didn't mean for my comments to be incendiary. What problem? He said "hi". Not "freeze!" Tin foil hat is too tight. Every white person is not a racist. Its racist of you to think that way. Of course I know he didn't say "freeze". While I know that every white person is NOT a racist, there are a few out there. It's not racist of me to this this way, because I am fearing for my safety and that I will get shot, ALL BASED ON THE COLOR OF MY SKIN. I know that this is hard for you white folks to believe, but this is honestly how I feel. This is an underlying fear of a white cop to a young black men like me, and this is not being discussed or acknowledged in society. This is the reason for the disconnect between the black community and cops in general. So a blck cop doesn't make you feel the same? I will say that I would feel safer and more comfortable with a black cop. But they ain't around here, and I don't see much of them here. But of course the black cop would try to suck up to the white cop masters and be an Uncle Tom. The black cop needs his promotion too. And this is exactly my point. It starts with White America acknowledging the plight of young black men like me. It's a trickle-down effect. And I'm not sure that it will get better under Trump. My situation might get worse. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 9143229 United States11/09/2016 09:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just be respectful move along OP. As long as you treat them with respect they will most likely do the same. Most cops I know are decent people it's just that the few bad apples in their profession are amplified compared to people of other fields. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 72381443 United States11/09/2016 09:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I promise you it did. I'm also as black as it gets. My skin color is a little bit darker than Obama's, but not dark as an Indian (Dinesh Desousa). This did happen last night. I ordered the Oreo's cheese-its, and two chocolate bars. The white cop looked like a squeaky clean college linebacker, with a big rectangular head (like a younger peyton manning). Yes I was scared. You can downrate my thread. I don't really care. This is how I felt, and I feel pressed to share it with you guys. I know that this situation would not gel with this community on GLP, but I still shared it. This is how every black folk out there feel, and this shows the disconnect that you white people and cops have with our community. I'm genuinely sorry that you felt that fear. But, this isn't unique to black people. Ask any color of woman how she feels walking down a street at night. Or walking into a bar. Or a new office. Or a 7/11 at 2am on her own. etc Ask the millions of people being stalked. Ask all the disabled people who know that they're easy prey for any passing roach scum. ...you get my drift? Every human knows the same fear you're describing. Fear is how this godforsaken planet is run. |
