11-05-2015, 10:34 AM
(11-05-2015, 09:52 AM)djs7685 Wrote: There are some good cops, bad cops, good black people, bad black people, good white people, bad white people, etc. etc. etc. We should all know this.
It just sucks that there's such a divide in our nation right now due to people generalizing, it's very sad that this stuff still happens in the year 2015, and will likely be happening far past my time is up on this earth.
As far as this specific incident goes...I believe this is likely just some race baiting. Some people want to pull the "it's because I'm black!" card out with everything, hell, I have a friend that uses it quite often unnecessarily. However, there are some police officers that absolutely do see skin color as a red flag, so it's always good to look at the details and each incident case by case.
I'm white, I've been questioned by police a couple of times randomly in my life, and asking what you're up to, where you're from, and to see your identification seems like standard procedure to me. I guess I look a little "middle eastern" according to some buddies of mine, so I guess I could have been somewhat profiled as well, but instead of snapping pictures of the officers, spreading it on Facebook, and making a scene...I just told them what I was up to and handed them my ID that I carry with me everywhere. Meh, it seems some people just want some attention, I'd say this is probably one of those cases. Let's not pretend the police are never in the wrong, though.
I'm a 37-year old black guy. I've probably been pulled over about 5 times in my life. A couple times were straight bullshit and they let me go after running a make on my plates and finding a clean record. There were at least 3 times where I was breaking a driving law of some sort and they let me go with a warning. I find that cooperation and respect goes a long way with dealing with police officers.
