But in this case, I called them not because he was black but because he threatened me.
I live in the country but take daily walks down the highway to Love's Truck Stop and McDonald's fast food complex and then back home. I take my dog and it is my daily exercise for my heart. It takes about 45 minutes to make the loop there and back.
The day before yesterday on my walk, I saw this guy on a lawn mower stopped at the back of the complex and I greeted him with, "Good morning. How's it going?" like I always do when I see people on my walk. The guy responded with, "F*ck you white boy" to which I replied, "Well, aren't we in a good mood this morning", flipped him the middle finger and kept on my walk around the complex.
The guy got off his lawnmower and followed me around to the drive-in window at McDonalds 50 yards away. When he caught up with me, he yelled at me that he was going to pour gasoline on me and light me on fire. He had an anti-freeze can in his hand with the cap off and a lighter in the other hand. I was scared.
A yelling match ensued while I tried to backpedal and get out of there before he did something stupid. I'm 70 years old, with two fake knees and a recovering open-heart surgery patient. I can't run anymore. I felt threatened for sure.
I finally managed to back away and finished my walk home. But I drove back to McDonald's to speak to the manager to file a formal complaint. Turns out, this guy worked at McDonalds cutting their grass. And the manager had witnessed the whole episode through the drive-in window.
She said she fired him on the spot and gave me her name as a witness if I wanted to call the sheriff and report it, which I did. I filed a report with them and gave them the names of the people I had contacted at McDonald's who witnessed the whole thing.
This morning I got a call from the sheriff's deputy I had spoken to. He said the guy had been drinking before showing up for work that morning and happened to be on probation for previous offenses. He was already back in jail for violating his probation.
So yes, as a white man, I called the police on a black guy. But now he's lost his job and is back in jail.
Just desserts for a crazy black thug.
I’m glad things worked out for the best in your situation. many people I am related to and know through friendships, and I myself, have been victimized by black crime, many of these instances quite severe like armed robbery and carjacking.
Black crime in America is a way more serious issue than this “whitey called the police without good reason” stuff. But the media isn’t interested in that narrative, even though its is hundred times more important.
You should have shot him. He WOULD have burned you alive if he thought he could of get away with it. Start carrying a gun.
Walking in America is an armed activity.
With an estimated 90% of all violent crime in America perpetrated by black people, common sense says you should call the police on black people early and often.
My family’s safety is more important than a black person’s feelings.