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Ohiogal

(34,995 posts)
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 05:46 PM Oct 2020

Loading groceries while black

Will these racist morons ever go away?



Solon man loading groceries says woman racially profiled him for calling police, accusing him of driving a stolen car

Philip Evans, 35, was loading his groceries into his car Sept. 18 at the Solon Giant Eagle when he noticed a woman pointing her phone at him in the parking lot and later following him.

“There’s a brand-new SUV Infinity, black, and sitting in the parking lot and the guy kept looking around and looking around loading up his groceries,” said a woman in a 911 call.
“What does the male look like that’s driving?” the 911 operator asked the caller. “Uh, tall black gentleman, shorts, T-shirt and he had a mask on,” the caller replied. “He’s going real slow. He’s just acting real funny, loaded up the car and he just kept looking around.”

“I’m like: is this lady videoing me, is she taking pictures of me?” Evans asked.

Solon Police said that woman did call 911 when she didn’t see a license plate. Police said she thought the car might be stolen and followed him.

“I look in my rear view, and I see the same car behind me. I’m like, okay, does this lady have a problem with me...” said Evans.

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https://www.cleveland19.com/2020/09/30/solon-man-says-woman-racially-profiled-him-when-she-called-police-accusing-him-driving-stolen-car-giant-eagle/

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Loading groceries while black (Original Post) Ohiogal Oct 2020 OP
People need to mind their own goddamn business madaboutharry Oct 2020 #1
like white supremacists llashram Oct 2020 #2
Chances are she would have been too scared to do all that vigilante crap... Girard442 Oct 2020 #3
More need for a law for "wasting police time". mwooldri Oct 2020 #4
Solon. That whole area onlong I-480 where it crosses I-75. marble falls Oct 2020 #5
I had considered Solon one of the more progressive Cleveland suburbs Cirque du So-What Oct 2020 #6

madaboutharry

(41,379 posts)
1. People need to mind their own goddamn business
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 06:11 PM
Oct 2020

and stop thinking that only white people have nice cars.

I am so sick of it.

Girard442

(6,416 posts)
3. Chances are she would have been too scared to do all that vigilante crap...
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 07:05 PM
Oct 2020

...if she thought he was an actual bad guy. She just wanted to stick it to an uppity you-know-what.

mwooldri

(10,421 posts)
4. More need for a law for "wasting police time".
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 07:30 PM
Oct 2020

I do not believe she placed that 911 call in good faith.

Cirque du So-What

(27,565 posts)
6. I had considered Solon one of the more progressive Cleveland suburbs
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 08:11 PM
Oct 2020

I hope this energizes Solonites to speak out against this insidious form of racism.

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