Originally Posted by
Hman
I just want to follow up with a story.
When I was younger, I played basketball with 4 other guys.
Black guys. (one was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens as a RB in the 5th round.
We would drive to nearby cities looking for pickup games.
One night, in the next city over from my home, about 8 miles away, after playing we stopped at a convenience store to get drinks.
The town was predominantly black residents.
So 2 cops, who were white and riding together, had a black guy stopped right in front of the store close to the entrance.
The guy also had a buddy riding with him, which was black.
While my friends and I were standing outside just discussion things and meeting up again, we kind of listened in.
In the end, the two white cops just let the guy(s) go with just a warning, for whatever the reason was.
So the two cops get into their car, and suddenly, instead of leaving, the driver of the car got back out of his, and started pointing towards the cop car and saying things.
So the two cops get back out and ask what he's saying.
Then the passenger of the guy also gets out.
It begins to escalate.
We all decide to not stick around head out.
But here's what I'll never forget.
Two black ladies who were also standing right outside said this, referring to the guy & his buddy who got stopped.
"They just couldn't drive away. Had to start running their mouth"
Those ladies saw it first hand many years ago what part of the problem is.
Why is it ppl cant see that as part of the problem as I explained in the post before this?
No matter how pissed off you get at a cop, you have to keep your mouth shut.
Because you never know if it's one of the bad guys.