Four black teens were fundraising for their high school football team. Afootball team. A woman held them at gunpoint

[DOLOOP]

@Guilds

@biggestal99

But I knew what he was saying.

Driving while Black is a serious offense.

i was having a discussion with a couple friends/work associates on different occasions.

First was a black man. I asked home how many times he had been pulled over. His response…“this year?” it was around August IIRC, and I responded …with a tentative yes. he states it was 4-5 times. Funny, he also got pulled over for a broken tail light, in a new Ford Mustang.

Second, is a man from the Phillipines, but can certainly pass as a Mexican man. His response to the same question was the same…“this year?”.

I started to laugh, and i mentioned my previous conversation.
He then went on to tell me one of the times he was pulled over, he sat in his car and as he looked back, the police officer had his gun drawn, pointed at him. Thank gawd nothing happen

At nearly 55 years old, I estimate i have been pulled over maybe 10 times. Always for speeding, or failure to stop. On several of those occasions, I did not get a ticket.

But no, there is no such thing as white privilege.
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Yeah. It’s weird. I drive a newer vehicle, keep my hair short, and I never get pulled over except when I’m doing something obvious to get pulled over for.

I never get followed around in stores, either.

[Jezcoe]

A thread about four black kids living their lives being held at gunpoint by a white woman has morphed into being about how White people are victims.

Bonkers.

[conan]

And she’s been arrested…tightly so.

[Guilds]

@conan

And she’s been arrested…tightly so.

Hey, we agree on something!

[RTchoke]

@conan

And she’s been arrested…tightly so.

Good. I see no reason for her actions.

[conan]

The title should be “Idiot hold four teens at gun point fundraising for their high school football team”. And allow the readers to make that connection on their own.

It’s what I do sometimes.

Example

By the numbers. What has changed?

1960 6 mass killing, 3 of them by police 1970 14 mass killings 2 of them by police and national gaurds 1980 21 mass killings one by storming airplane and crashing it. subway station Bernhard Goetz, ruled self defense. 1990 30 mass killings 2000 37 mass killings early 2010/12 23 mass killings 2013 7 2014 7 2015 10 2016 14 2017 22 2018 19 2019 11 in 2019 there is about 1 gun for every American in 1960 there is about 1 gun for every American AR-15 been around during the entire time. …

I do that to spark discussion without trying to influence the debate or outcome.

Sometime a pretty good discussion can be had…sometimes.

[conan]

And I hope they don’t forget to add her to NICS.

[RTchoke]

@conan

And I hope they don’t forget to add her to NICS.

[Guilds]

@RTchoke

NICS

I think the motivation is part of the story.

Mentioning race in a story, that is fueled by someone acting in a racist manner, should not be controversial.

That is literally journalism 101. Present all the facts of the story, so the reader can come to their own conclusions.

[conan]

But the OP made it about race and wanted to trigger a response…and with this it’s last I’m going to respond to this thread.

Good luck.

[Konssurvative1]

• It is racist to state the fact that four black teens were fundraising?
• It is not racist to state the fact that four black teens were fundraising?

I disagree with the contention made here by a couple of individuals that just saying the words 4 black teens…makes the OP a racist post. So I created a poll to find out what everyone thinks.

[party-free]

So…we shouldn’t talk about the race, which was very likely a factor…

But somehow we should jump to the conclusion that OP was trying to paint all conservatives as racist while ignoring his own racism?

Is that it?

[enki]

calling out and identifying racism makes a lot of people very uncomfortable.

[AlexMcAlpine]

@Konssurvative1

I disagree with the contention made here by a couple of individuals that just saying the words 4 black teens…makes the OP a racist post.

How in the world can that be a racist post.

It’s stating facts!

We’re in a scary situation now where just mentioning someone’s race in the title of a post can be racist.

Sort of like the APBs we sometimes get about the cops looking for a criminal… and they don’t mention if he’s white, black, Hispanic etc so how are people supposed to know who to look for?

[Cynic]

Yep. That poster wants all the threads merged and no mention of race.

Why are they so desperate this hide this?

[Konssurvative1]

I think because Trum.

[Munimula1]

@CaughtInTheMiddle

@Blackwolf

Let the game of “Both Sides Bingo” begin! Fun for partisans of all ages and persuasions!

I think it was the scary football jerseys they had on that intimidated her.

Maybe they looked like they were going to kneel.

[Plasmaball]

Not really…you are talking with professional victims… notice how every story gets turned around about how they are victims…

[FreeAndClear]

I don’t think you know ours either. I don’t respect people who deride yours due to ignorance.

[Oldandtired]

Lets see my husband rodeos and he gets pulled over at least once a week. And he is not a minority.
It’s almost never for speeding.
In the past month it was a tail light out on the trailer, crossing the center line, liquid leaking out the back of the trailer(guess the horse couldn’t hold it) and couldn’t read the license plate(to much mud on it) guess according to you they all stopped him because he was driving white.
I’m sure my husband would appreciate it you sent him a little of that white privilege.