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Subway Employee Calls 911 on Black Family Because She Thought They Would Rob Her
The Root ^ | July 5, 2018 | Breanna Edwards

Posted on 07/05/2018 5:59:00 PM PDT by EdnaMode

Add eating out as a family on your way back from vacation to the list of things that black people can’t seem to do in peace.

A family of seven who stopped at a Subway in Coweta County, Ga., on Monday to eat dinner said that they had the police called on them while they were there because of their race.

The employee’s 911 call was released and in it, she could be heard saying that he needed someone to respond “now” because the family kept going back and forth the bathroom and maybe putting soda in water cups, according to WSBTV.

The horror.

The Dobsons, meanwhile insisted they did nothing wrong.

The crew, including two parents, their four children, and the children’s aunt were all returning from a grandmother’s birthday in South Georgia when they stopped by the Subway to grab a bite.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Food; Society
KEYWORDS: 911; cowetacounty; georgia; racism; subway
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How soon before Subway shuts down for sensitivity training?
1 posted on 07/05/2018 5:59:00 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

OK by me as long as it is right after hygiene training.


2 posted on 07/05/2018 6:01:17 PM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: EdnaMode

Arrested for dining while black?


3 posted on 07/05/2018 6:02:20 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
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To: EdnaMode

What happened to just going up to them and asking if everything was okay? There might be more to this story than is being reported.


4 posted on 07/05/2018 6:06:33 PM PDT by Vic S
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To: EdnaMode

There has to be more to the story.

Black customers in Georgia would be a common thing.


5 posted on 07/05/2018 6:09:04 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: EdnaMode
Seems to me that the employee has to be given the benefit of the doubt. You never know anymore, and it's better err on the side of caution than to end up dead. Sometimes a situation just doesn't "feel right", and gut instinct could be a life saver.

My question is where was the manager? If the manger was on duty, then perhaps the employee should have talked to the manger first. Too many unknowns here to render a verdict without more evidence.
 

6 posted on 07/05/2018 6:11:50 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (MAGA in the mornin', MAGA in the evenin', MAGA at suppertime . . .)
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To: EdnaMode

This is being orchestrated by the left.


7 posted on 07/05/2018 6:12:01 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Democracy: The cliff's edge of Marxism)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

This is being orchestrated by the left.

Make me wonder if it was someone the employee knew. Thought maybe they could all cash in.


8 posted on 07/05/2018 6:19:09 PM PDT by boycott
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To: Sasparilla

At least it wasn’t a murder in Coweta county.

Good movie.


9 posted on 07/05/2018 6:19:28 PM PDT by wally_bert (Just call me Angelo or babe.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
This is being orchestrated by the left.

It probably is.

But how they plant to parley this into the impeachment of President Trump escapes me.

10 posted on 07/05/2018 6:20:07 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If you beleive the dog, then take his advice.)
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You are right. That was a good movie.

Andy Griffith made a convincing bad guy.


11 posted on 07/05/2018 6:22:08 PM PDT by yarddog
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I saw that movie on YouTube a few years ago.


12 posted on 07/05/2018 6:23:09 PM PDT by wally_bert (Just call me Angelo or babe.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

It certainly feels that way.


13 posted on 07/05/2018 6:25:01 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: wally_bert

My Brother lived in Coweta County when the movie was made but not when the murder occurred.


14 posted on 07/05/2018 6:26:01 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: EdnaMode

Are there free refills in Subway? If not, they were robbing the restaurant.


15 posted on 07/05/2018 6:30:08 PM PDT by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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Sounds like the five kids were sharing a drink by going back and forth to the bathroom rather than each getting their own.. which is a form of theft.


16 posted on 07/05/2018 6:36:28 PM PDT by willyd (I for one welcome our NSA overlords)
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To: EdnaMode

What is normal public behavior for one demographic is not normal for what another perceives or is forced to experience due to circumstances.


17 posted on 07/05/2018 6:36:50 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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“Subway Employee Calls 911 on Black Family Because She Thought They Would Rob Her “

Call 911 and the odds are 50 50 you’ll be the one shot.


18 posted on 07/05/2018 6:37:05 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: EdnaMode

How old is this young woman? She sounds like she might need to be a tad bit more assertive. “I’m sorry, you cannot access the soda machine, unless you pay for soda. You ordered water.” Or, “Are y’all all right? Is there anything I can do?”
Having said that, was she alone? It is my opinion that in most situations, businesses, especially at night, should never leave an employee to work alone, in this day and age. Sounds like she’s been kept in a jewel box, and just allowed out to make a little bit of shopping money.
My husband has a granddaughter, who is 19, has never held a job, never gone anywhere without her mother or grandmother, except elementary school, and just got a certificate for a certain job classification (her mother took the class with her), and now, could be making$12-$15/hr, but her mother says she’s afraid to take the bus a couple of miles so she can actually work! Sorry, I know this isn’t germane to the topic.
Too scared to be around black people? Stay home, then, I guess; there’s an awful lot of them out and about.


19 posted on 07/05/2018 6:40:28 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: willyd

Over an hour in a Subway?


20 posted on 07/05/2018 6:45:48 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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