Dont dress black and you should be fine

[Asclepias]

Or a white shirt, or shorts, or sandals, or a hat, or....

My brother, when he was young, had a job that required him to drive from Virginia to Kentucky and back on I-81. Thinking it cool, he drove a red Camaro Z-28. Since he fit perfectly the profile of a drug courier, he was stopped many times during that drive. Finally getting tired of being stopped, he ran to the internet and wailed about how unfair it was that a single young while male driving a red sports car back and forth over a stretch of road known for drug trafficking would get stopped so often. No, of course he didn't, he got smart and got a different car. Problem solved.

The lesson is, dear reader, that sometimes you just have to take life as it is and deal with it. No, it's not fair that young black men are viewed with such suspicion, but it's also a reality that much violent crime is committed by those same young black men.

If I’m walking down a street in Center City Philadelphia at two in the morning and I hear some footsteps behind me and I turn around and there are a couple of young white dudes behind me, I am probably not going to get very uptight. I’m probably not going to have the same reaction if I turn around and there is the proverbial Black urban youth behind me. Now if I am going to have this reaction—and I’m a Black male who has studied marshal arts for twenty some odd years and can defend myself—I can’t help but think that the average white judge in the situation will have a reaction that is ten times more intense. Judge Theodore A. McKee, U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals.(Kennedy 1998:16)


There is nothing more painful for me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start to think about robbery and then look around and see it’s somebody white and feel relieved. The Reverend Jesse Jackson. (Kennedy 1998, 16)

Cool story. Maybe black men can get a new skin color and avoid being hassled by the cops.

Or young black men could stop making idiots of themselves and causing problems for the rest of the population.

But young white men do that as well and dont get shot.

I dare say that the exceedingly vast majority of young black men who do also do not get shot.

I bet more young white men dont get shot in comparison to young Black men.

 

[Asclepias]

Just look at what this guy and his kids have to do just to not be seen as a criminal first. Because not being a criminal isnt enough you have to

Dress different
Warm Colors
No hoodies
No tennis shoes
Dont hold anything in your hand that could be "seen" as a weapon....like a cell phone, a spatula, an object of any kind or nothing at all.
etc etc etc

Most of that applies to anyone, bigot.

Sure it does...I saw a story last week about how whites gave their sons "the talk" about law enforcement.

What was your discussion like? I bet it was different than mine or any other blacks

You dont think white men give a talk to their sons on how to act when stopped by the police? I gave one to my son.

If you are white then that works. If you are Black you can be on your best behavior and it doesnt make a difference.

As noted by Jesse Jackson, that's not a racist issue. Apparently, no one wants to find themselves being followed by a group of young black men.

Too bad Jessie Jackson doesnt speak for me. Personally I would be more concerned with a group of young white males.

 

[ClosedCaption]

Or a white shirt, or shorts, or sandals, or a hat, or....

My brother, when he was young, had a job that required him to drive from Virginia to Kentucky and back on I-81. Thinking it cool, he drove a red Camaro Z-28. Since he fit perfectly the profile of a drug courier, he was stopped many times during that drive. Finally getting tired of being stopped, he ran to the internet and wailed about how unfair it was that a single young while male driving a red sports car back and forth over a stretch of road known for drug trafficking would get stopped so often. No, of course he didn't, he got smart and got a different car. Problem solved.

The lesson is, dear reader, that sometimes you just have to take life as it is and deal with it. No, it's not fair that young black men are viewed with such suspicion, but it's also a reality that much violent crime is committed by those same young black men.

If I’m walking down a street in Center City Philadelphia at two in the morning and I hear some footsteps behind me and I turn around and there are a couple of young white dudes behind me, I am probably not going to get very uptight. I’m probably not going to have the same reaction if I turn around and there is the proverbial Black urban youth behind me. Now if I am going to have this reaction—and I’m a Black male who has studied marshal arts for twenty some odd years and can defend myself—I can’t help but think that the average white judge in the situation will have a reaction that is ten times more intense. Judge Theodore A. McKee, U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals.(Kennedy 1998:16)


There is nothing more painful for me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start to think about robbery and then look around and see it’s somebody white and feel relieved. The Reverend Jesse Jackson. (Kennedy 1998, 16)

Great story now if only I can purchase new skin this story might mean something

Since that appears to be difficult, a different wardrobe and attitude can work wonders.

Yeah except when blacks dressed better whites had a new excuse. This idea that blacks made you hate is hilarious.

No one made me hate. Young black men assaulting other people is the problem we're discussing. Why do you insist on dragging other nonsense into it?

no that's what you want it to be about but the title clearly deals with style of dress to not get shot by racists, bigots and others that jump to conclusions.

Everytime this subject comes up tho whites want to talk about crime. .. But only black crimes tho

 

[hadit]

My brother, when he was young, had a job that required him to drive from Virginia to Kentucky and back on I-81. Thinking it cool, he drove a red Camaro Z-28. Since he fit perfectly the profile of a drug courier, he was stopped many times during that drive. Finally getting tired of being stopped, he ran to the internet and wailed about how unfair it was that a single young while male driving a red sports car back and forth over a stretch of road known for drug trafficking would get stopped so often. No, of course he didn't, he got smart and got a different car. Problem solved.

The lesson is, dear reader, that sometimes you just have to take life as it is and deal with it. No, it's not fair that young black men are viewed with such suspicion, but it's also a reality that much violent crime is committed by those same young black men.

Great story now if only I can purchase new skin this story might mean something

Since that appears to be difficult, a different wardrobe and attitude can work wonders.

Yeah except when blacks dressed better whites had a new excuse. This idea that blacks made you hate is hilarious.

No one made me hate. Young black men assaulting other people is the problem we're discussing. Why do you insist on dragging other nonsense into it?

no that's what you want it to be about but the title clearly deals with style of dress to not get shot by racists, bigots and others that jump to conclusions.

Everytime this subject comes up tho whites want to talk about crime. .. But only black crimes tho

Ultimately, there's always a risk you're going to be confronted by a nutjob that hates you for some reason or another. Now, how many times have you been shot by the police for being a well-dressed, polite black man?

 

[hadit]

Most of that applies to anyone, bigot.

Sure it does...I saw a story last week about how whites gave their sons "the talk" about law enforcement.

What was your discussion like? I bet it was different than mine or any other blacks

You dont think white men give a talk to their sons on how to act when stopped by the police? I gave one to my son.

If you are white then that works. If you are Black you can be on your best behavior and it doesnt make a difference.

As noted by Jesse Jackson, that's not a racist issue. Apparently, no one wants to find themselves being followed by a group of young black men.

Too bad Jessie Jackson doesnt speak for me. Personally I would be more concerned with a group of young white males.

I don't make a point of walking down dark alleys at night, period. It sounds, moreover, like you want to make a racial issue because you think it should be.

 

[NLT]

Black or white, you give the police a hard time, it aint gonna go in your favor.

 

[ClosedCaption]

Great story now if only I can purchase new skin this story might mean something

Since that appears to be difficult, a different wardrobe and attitude can work wonders.

Yeah except when blacks dressed better whites had a new excuse. This idea that blacks made you hate is hilarious.

No one made me hate. Young black men assaulting other people is the problem we're discussing. Why do you insist on dragging other nonsense into it?

no that's what you want it to be about but the title clearly deals with style of dress to not get shot by racists, bigots and others that jump to conclusions.

Everytime this subject comes up tho whites want to talk about crime. .. But only black crimes tho

Ultimately, there's always a risk you're going to be confronted by a nutjob that hates you for some reason or another. Now, how many times have you been shot by the police for being a well-dressed, polite black man?

We're not taking about four one reason or another we're talking about style of dress specifically and being black in general.

Maybe you would care more if I put it another way. Imagine you couldn't get your Starbucks then multiply that by the number that indicates dying or being assaulted

 

[Asclepias]

Great story now if only I can purchase new skin this story might mean something

Since that appears to be difficult, a different wardrobe and attitude can work wonders.

Yeah except when blacks dressed better whites had a new excuse. This idea that blacks made you hate is hilarious.

No one made me hate. Young black men assaulting other people is the problem we're discussing. Why do you insist on dragging other nonsense into it?

no that's what you want it to be about but the title clearly deals with style of dress to not get shot by racists, bigots and others that jump to conclusions.

Everytime this subject comes up tho whites want to talk about crime. .. But only black crimes tho

Ultimately, there's always a risk you're going to be confronted by a nutjob that hates you for some reason or another. Now, how many times have you been shot by the police for being a well-dressed, polite black man?

Sure it does...I saw a story last week about how whites gave their sons "the talk" about law enforcement.

What was your discussion like? I bet it was different than mine or any other blacks

You dont think white men give a talk to their sons on how to act when stopped by the police? I gave one to my son.

If you are white then that works. If you are Black you can be on your best behavior and it doesnt make a difference.

As noted by Jesse Jackson, that's not a racist issue. Apparently, no one wants to find themselves being followed by a group of young black men.

Too bad Jessie Jackson doesnt speak for me. Personally I would be more concerned with a group of young white males.

I don't make a point of walking down dark alleys at night, period. It sounds, moreover, like you want to make a racial issue because you think it should be.

I never said what you made of point of doing. Your inability to deal with the fact cops tend to harass Black people regardless of their dress is the issue you seem to have a problem focusing on.

 

[ClosedCaption]

It's good to see Republicans argue against"content of your character"... refreshing actually

 

[Mathbud1]

You don't believe others take those same steps that don't want trouble? Seriously?

Rhetorical question. This is a statement posing as a question. Typically, the questioner already knows the answer; often everyone within earshot knows the answer. Pretending the statement is a question is dishonest. If the questioner wants to make a statement, he should stand up like a man and do so. Often, the format is such than the questioner is only allowed to ask questions but wants to make a statement and tries to get around the questions-only format by phrasing the statement as a question, albeit one that he and everyone else already knows the answer to. In other cases, the person is allowed to make a statement, but the statement being made is inappropriate. Here is one definition from the Urban Dictionary: “A question asked in which one already knows the answer to not expecting reply; simply to be a dick, to annoy you, or for some other odd reason.” And here is one from UsingEnglish.com: “The speaker (of the rhetorical question) is not looking for an answer but is making some kind of a point, as in an argument.”

Intellectually honest and intellectually dishonest debate tactics

"In Composition, Literary and Rhetorical, Simplified (1850), David Williams states that a rhetorical question is designed 'to awaken attention to the subject of discourse, and is a mode of address admirably calculated to produce a powerful impression of the truth of a subject, as it challenges the impossibility of contradiction.'"

 

[hadit]

It's good to see Republicans argue against"content of your character"... refreshing actually

If a bunch of people who look like me start committing violent crimes, I'd be more mad at them for making me a target for scrutiny than I would be at the police for scrutinizing me. Just saying.

 

[ClosedCaption]

No you'd be screaming for people to treat you like an individual

 

[Asclepias]

It's good to see Republicans argue against"content of your character"... refreshing actually

If a bunch of people who look like me start committing violent crimes, I'd be more mad at them for making me a target for scrutiny than I would be at the police for scrutinizing me. Just saying.

Thats because you are pretty stupid. The police have brains. I am mad at them for not using them.

 

[reason10]

Just look at what this guy and his kids have to do just to not be seen as a criminal first. Because not being a criminal isnt enough you have to

Dress different
Warm Colors
No hoodies
No tennis shoes
Dont hold anything in your hand that could be "seen" as a weapon....like a cell phone, a spatula, an object of any kind or nothing at all.
etc etc etc

I've just figured it it. You're a FUCKING RACIST. All you're doing here is race baiting. You're KLAN.

 

[reason10]

Just look at what this guy and his kids have to do just to not be seen as a criminal first. Because not being a criminal isnt enough you have to

Dress different
Warm Colors
No hoodies
No tennis shoes
Dont hold anything in your hand that could be "seen" as a weapon....like a cell phone, a spatula, an object of any kind or nothing at all.
etc etc etc

Here's an idea: DON'T FUCKING COMMIT CRIMES. That'll keep you from being profiled by the police. Don't rob fucking stores. Don't commit murder. Don't deal drugs. Don't commit rape.
You know. The biggies.
Act like a fucking human being and you'll be fine.

 

[Asclepias]

Just look at what this guy and his kids have to do just to not be seen as a criminal first. Because not being a criminal isnt enough you have to

Dress different
Warm Colors
No hoodies
No tennis shoes
Dont hold anything in your hand that could be "seen" as a weapon....like a cell phone, a spatula, an object of any kind or nothing at all.
etc etc etc

Here's an idea: DON'T FUCKING COMMIT CRIMES. That'll keep you from being profiled by the police. Don't rob fucking stores. Don't commit murder. Don't deal drugs. Don't commit rape.
You know. The biggies.
Act like a fucking human being and you'll be fine.

That doesnt work if your Black. They shoot and harass you anyway.

 

[reason10]

Just look at what this guy and his kids have to do just to not be seen as a criminal first. Because not being a criminal isnt enough you have to

Dress different
Warm Colors
No hoodies
No tennis shoes
Dont hold anything in your hand that could be "seen" as a weapon....like a cell phone, a spatula, an object of any kind or nothing at all.
etc etc etc

Here's an idea: DON'T FUCKING COMMIT CRIMES. That'll keep you from being profiled by the police. Don't rob fucking stores. Don't commit murder. Don't deal drugs. Don't commit rape.
You know. The biggies.
Act like a fucking human being and you'll be fine.

That doesnt work if your Black. They shoot and harass you anyway.

That's a fucking LIE.

 

[skookerasbil]

The new sentiment in the NYC metro area where I am from...............

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[reason10]

The new sentiment in the NYC metro area where I am from...............

Good idea.
How about PANTS UP. Don't effing loot, bitch.

 

[skookerasbil]

The new sentiment in the NYC metro area where I am from...............

Good idea.
How about PANTS UP. Don't effing loot, bitch.

That's an idea...........back to the drawing board.