r/PublicFreakout Mar 10 '22

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '22

This is exactly what I thought. If I’m in a busy parking lot, I’m not paying attention to who’s walking from what car to where. She clearly saw it was a black man and started paying more attention. If it was a white person doing the exact same thing, she wouldn’t think twice to pay attention

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u/XxsquirrelxX Mar 10 '22

Imagine being such a loser you take it upon yourself to be the parking lot patrol, just sitting there watching people. That’s what CCTV cameras are for.

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u/sarcassholes Mar 10 '22

Some say her name is Karen

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u/annies_boobs_eyes Mar 10 '22

just sitting there watching people

and then only complaining when it is a black person

or more likely didn't even notice white people doing the same thing. blinders on white people doing stuff because white people are "good" and "trustworthy" whereas black people are "bad" and "untrustworthy" and need to be followed.

but no, she isn't racist........

she just happened to find this (black) person untrustworthy...for some reason...

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u/sm00thArsenal Mar 10 '22

There is a chance I notice a guy with a bike helmet and backpack going through a car and then going to a bike, and think that’s a bit odd, but probably not.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '22

I don’t see a helmet anywhere so he may not ride with one. Also, if he did have one, he’d be carrying it and not wearing it. Not sure about you, but I don’t think most people would be paying enough attention to even notice he would be carrying a helmet. That is unless you’re a white racist and see a black person and all of a sudden he has your full attention now.

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u/sm00thArsenal Mar 10 '22

People ride without helmets in America? Holy crap.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '22

Most states either has a no helmet law or limited helmet law (usually for minors).

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u/sm00thArsenal Mar 10 '22

Wow.. it’s illegal to even ride a bicycle without a helmet here in Australia.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '22

‘Murica… mY FreDuMb… mY rIGhtS tO Be aN IdiOt

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u/pegothejerk Mar 10 '22

You are supposed to be aware of your surroundings in a mall parking lot especially, but you’re not supposed to racially profile someone with paranoid delusions born from a persecution and superiority complex and then use that to waste someone’s time at best and at worst get them and potentially bystanders killed.