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Dorothy Bland

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Gator, Nov 4, 2015.

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  1. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    I believe she believes she was thisclose to achieving escape velocity with her arm flapping.
     
    dixiehack, Nov 4, 2015
    #49
  2. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Pulled over for a traffic violation or equipment repair order or warning requires I'd, a drivers license, registration etc. even if nothing is done. Stopping a pedestrian requires no ID check. And if she didn't have an ID what were they goi g to do. This isn't a police state where papers are required, unless you're a nazi lover like Cruz

    What's the need to run a background check on someone walking in the street?
     
    heyabbott, Nov 4, 2015
    #50
  3. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    She was committing a misdemeanor.
     
    Dick Whitman, Nov 4, 2015
    #51
  4. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Too many damn laws in this country if walking in your neighborhood's street is a fucking misdemeanor.
     
    heyabbott, Nov 4, 2015
    #52
  5. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    They can't stop people randomly and demand papers. ... Indeed, that would be a violation of your rights.

    That is not what happened. In this case, they witnessed her committing a misdemeanor infraction. That constitutes the reasonable suspicion they needed to ask her to identify herself. She gave them the opening. And they took advantage of it. It is what cops do. They do it to white people, too. All the time.

    They did a check to see if there were any outstanding warrants. Again, it is what cops do. Give them an opening, and they will take it.
     
    The Big Ragu, Nov 4, 2015
    #53
  6. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    And they should.
     
    da man, Nov 4, 2015
    #54
  7. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    And why are we stifling creativity by making everyone drive on the same side of the road, amiright?
     
    dixiehack, Nov 4, 2015
    #55
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  8. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    She was walking in the damn street. First-graders know you can get a jaywalking ticket for walking in the street.
     
    Dick Whitman, Nov 4, 2015
    #56
  9. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    They also know you can get run over doing it.
     
    da man, Nov 4, 2015
    #57
  10. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Of course, you would have thought they would have realized that she bought her Boston hoodie while she was taking a week-long seminar at Harvard.
     
    Dick Whitman, Nov 4, 2015
    #58
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  11. cranberry

    cranberry Well-Known Member

    Not if they live in New York.
     
    cranberry, Nov 4, 2015
    #59
  12. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Did they learn that at the Harvard Institute For Personal Safety and Common Sense?
     
    dixiehack, Nov 4, 2015
    #60
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