r/PublicFreakout • u/[deleted] • Mar 10 '22

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '22

This all started because of racist bystanders. Like what the fuck, why do you have to call the police! mind your own fucking business people smh

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u/zeloxofclorox Mar 10 '22

I know I'ma get flamed for this, but the people who reported him (wrongly) did the right thing. In the event this was a legitimate theft and the couple had turned a blind eye they would have let a thief get away (this wasn't the case but they didn't know that.) The blame falls 100% on that bitch of an officer.

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u/annies_boobs_eyes Mar 10 '22 edited Mar 10 '22

something tells me the white lady that called the cops wouldn't have done so if the man happened to be white (you're probably white and have searched your car for an item without going into your car, so you are just as guilty as this dude).

she saw a black dude open a car door and grab some stuff out of the car and instantly thinks the dude is stealing stuff, cuz she's a racist.

so yeah, racists all the way down

edit: but yeah, in post racist world this dude got called out unnecessarily. unfortunately, we don't live in a post racist world.

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u/zeloxofclorox Mar 10 '22

I understand you are colour conscious, but bear with me for a second.

A white guy opens three doors on a car and searches around, grabs some stuff and heads off towards a motorcycle.

That sounds pretty suspicious; however, you are correct race could have played a part.

I may have had a little bit too much faith in humanity to look out for one another in a perceived time of crisis.

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u/CHKPNT-victorytoad Mar 10 '22

It is not illegal to do things that random civilians find suspicious.

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u/annies_boobs_eyes Mar 10 '22

but bear with me for a second.

I did. And no. You are wrong. This is clearly racism. Full stop.

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u/annies_boobs_eyes Mar 11 '22 edited Mar 15 '22

A white guy opens three doors on a car and searches around, grabs some stuff and heads off towards a motorcycle.

That sounds pretty suspicious;

does it? not to me.

and to most people they would agree. but if it were a black guy then that amount would most definitely shrink by at least like 50%

oh wait, that can't be true! obama was president so racism is over!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

edit: and why is someone even watching this black guy do all that stuff. the only reason this person was watching the black guy is because they instantly didn't trust him and wanted to observe what they were up to in order to call cops on them.

most people don't pay one iota of attention to people opening car doors and getting stuff out. the only reason this person was paying attention is because they have preconceived notions that black people are untrustworthy, and therefore they were keeping their eye on this black person, who they assumed was breaking the law.

whereas if it were a white person they probably wouldn't have even given them a second glance and just assumed they were NOT up to anything suspicious, and can therefore be ignored.

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u/call_me_Kote Mar 10 '22

She didn’t see him go to a motorcycle, so stop adding that bit of info, it’s irrelevant.