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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNotice how this white guy is treated compared
to if he was non-white. The cops get a report of a guy walking around with his erect penis out through his fly. So the Grand Rapids, Michigan cops spot the guy and walk up to him. He now has the "evidence" back in his pants. But notice how the cops are nice and calm with him rather than barking orders. No yelling and screaming to "get on the ground". See how they allow him to stand with his hands in his pockets while they calmly ask questions. The guy gives a false name and claims to have no address time and again but there is no escalation.
Then they go to detain him and as they cuff him they make extra sure that the cuffs are comfortable. No hollering about "stop resisting" so they can rough him up or add a phony charge. They pat him down and find a knife and a loaded gun. They know they still only have a bogus ID but when they find the knife and gun none of the cops are yelling or pulling their weapons. He's not thrown on the ground etc.
Then they find out he claims he's a county cop. He gets the indecent exposure charge and providing false information. He bonds out and resigns his job.
We all know how this video would look if the guy was non-white. In fact there are recent cases of cops in this area running people down with their patrol cars.
Ferrets are Cool
(22,553 posts)Help me understand.
moniss
(8,806 posts)could conclude and so no mark on his record of being fired, he keeps any earned benefits etc. He'll be able to go to another town and apply for a job as a cop and not have to say he was fired if that local group of cops even does a background check. It would surprise people how many departments don't do much of a check on their applicants.
samsingh
(18,283 posts)and many stayed home instead of voting for a Woman.
All this gets propagated from the top.
StarryNite
(11,994 posts)by the police in spite of the freak having given them false information and having undisclosed weapons on him. We can figure out why that was...he's white. But what do freaks like him get out of exposing themselves? I don't get it.
moniss
(8,806 posts)who knows if the story about being married with kids is even true. Plenty of cops out there with mental health issues, criminal intent etc.
StarryNite
(11,994 posts)Don't know if the guy is really married or not but if he is I can just hear his excuse to his wife. Honey, I just needed a day off so I decided to go "hang out" at the park. What a sick creep. I'm so glad his victim called the police on that pervert.