I have a suspicion that some folks just don’t cotton to “uppity women”.
My ex beat the bejeezus out for me for far less than smarting off.
It drove him mad that I wouldn’t lay down, ball up and cry.
[of course, in hindsight, if I had, he probably wouldn’t have fractured my neck or tried to strangle me]
Stealing over 350 dollars worth of clothes, resisting arrest, and assaulting a police officer is pretty ‘uppity.’
So we agree on that.
Why stop there though? Maybe it wasn’t simply due to her gender but also her boyfriend’s race, as she says here.
“’I don’t think the police were really thrilled that a white woman was calling a black man for help, especially one that they already weren’t fond of,’ she said.”
Of course, how exactly the cops knew who she was calling, his relationship to her, or his race isn’t specified.
And regardless, if you get caught stealing and attempt to get someone to ‘help you’ avoid being arrested perhaps you’re somewhat to blame.
Better to not be a thief. And I wonder what kind of ‘help’ he was going to provide anyway?
Any ideas?