what a f'n idiot
Posted on 05/10/2019 5:56:02 AM PDT by TigerClaws
Recently, I witnessed a young black male cut across my yard, duck between my neighbors’ two cars and try the doors of both, before “breaking” into the unlocked one. I opened my back door and yelled, “I see you getting into that car!” He took off running. I called the police and then posted to the (admittedly sometimes racially charged) Nextdoor app, in the hopes that my neighbors would check the locks on their cars and homes.
Break-ins are fairly common in my neighborhood, and this isn’t the first time that I’ve witnessed what appeared to be a theft and called the police. It was, however, the first time I was certain the suspicious person was a black man. I immediately felt a pang of guilt for calling the police and haven’t been able to stop thinking about it, given the tragic way things too often end between police and people of color.
I feel an obligation to my family and my neighbors to report crimes. But I’d rather have my car broken into than have a person’s life ruined by my 911 call. And honestly, I don’t even know if it’s a crime to open someone’s unlocked vehicle.
If the incident had been a forced entry or violent in any way, I would feel less torn about having called the police. And really, people should know better than to leave their cars unlocked. I sincerely hope the young man wasn’t apprehended but instead was just scared off and won’t lurk around my home again. But what if he had been arrested? I also shudder to think how many young black men vaguely matching his description were harassed by officers after my call.
Did I do the right thing by calling the police?
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Probably because its populated with guilty Libs who think calling the police when they see a crime being committed is racist.
But I bet he wouldn’t hesitate to call the cops if he saw someone walking through the neighborhood wearing a MAGA hat.
“What a racist!! Calling the cops when a black man commits a crime! Racist! Racist! Racist!”
It’s ok. Big Media covers for that by not announcing the race of dangerous criminals at large.
Did you see the comments? :)
Being black does not make one exempt from the law.
The liberals and black “leadership” have been working hard at cowing the general, white populace about their inherent “racism and priviledge”.
To hell with all of them. If you see someone where they shouldn’t be, call 911.
what a f'n idiot
Not to mention the fact that people who are victims of crime were most likely victimized by a perp of similar skin color.
Then you're not really paying attention to your surroundings, are you?
Perfect.
Penny: Look. You should be happy for me. You don't know what he says to me in private. Maybe it is love. As much as it can be with someone who...
William: ... sold you to Humble Pie for fifty dollars and a case of beer? I was there! I was there.
Penny (after a long, tearful pause): What kind of beer?
- Almost Famous
Amen. But even more nefarious is that society has gotten to the point where the thought of reporting a crime is now tempered by race. The press has beaten the populace into utter submission for fear of being labeled "racist".
Simple answer.. yes if you would do the same if you saw anyone doing such....
Try to imagine this wimp in the foxhole next to you.
“But I’d rather have my car broken into than have a person’s life ruined by my 911 call. And honestly, I don’t even know if it’s a crime to open someone’s unlocked vehicle.”
I swear the coasts are different country. Like Pakistan.
You can’t fix stupid.
Hey, here’s the help....
Thou shall not steal. (period!) Exodus 20:15 GOD
It’s a colorless and non-specific how things will end with the sin commandment.
This geek is a......LIBERAL!!!!!!!
Kwame Appiah...maybe he had pangs of guilt because it was a brother?
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