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JRLeft

(7,010 posts) Wed Jul 13, 2016, 11:30 PM Jul 2016

I was just profiled by a white guy who pretended not to profile me. [View all]

This happened in Livermore, CA. (Good old liberal Bay Area/Alameda County/California) I pulled over to use my phone I needed to access the Internet. I pulled into a parking lot, I was there for 2 minutes when I noticed a 4×4 pickup truck exiting the property. Well he stopped at the edge of the street and waited for a few minutes, backed up behind a building and waited until I left. He pulled out when I did. I waved him up to question him, but he drove away I caught up with him at a stop sign and asked if he thought I was attempting to commit breaking and entering.

He said:"Nah, I watched a pickup truck with some guys in it." "White guys".

I replied:"Dude you're full of shit. You fucked up! You were caught and now you have a ridiculous excuse. You just happen to pull out when I did? GTFOH!

Then I said:"What you just did right there gets people who look like me shot to death. I'm tired of this shit it's old. All I want is to be treated like everyone else."

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I was just profiled by a white guy who pretended not to profile me. [View all] JRLeft Jul 2016 OP

Taking the stand you did is Mira Jul 2016 #1

I never bite my tongue,I'm going to say what needs to be said. JRLeft Jul 2016 #2

Afraid of what? rusty quoin Jul 2016 #3

When they see dark skin, they're afraid to approach us. JRLeft Jul 2016 #4

I think the most critical agent for change brer cat Jul 2016 #6

I understand, you have to protect yourself. I'm a lot younger than you and I do not expect everyone JRLeft Jul 2016 #8

Standing up to bullies is the way to go brer cat Jul 2016 #10

I've been followed in stores, had white women grab their children, clutch their purses, JRLeft Jul 2016 #11

I have seen all of the above brer cat Jul 2016 #12

I confront it every time. I tell those women, I don't want your kid or you. JRLeft Jul 2016 #13

You were brave but that is a scary situation. He could shoot you and then claim you tblue37 Jul 2016 #5

He could have and he would have gotten away with it even though there JRLeft Jul 2016 #9

I applaud your courage 90-percent Jul 2016 #7

You're right, we need more white people to help confront it. JRLeft Jul 2016 #14

It is my hope that, awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #15

More cameras are good, police aggression is out of control as well as vigilante white people. JRLeft Jul 2016 #16

This country has always been crazy awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #17

I seriously cannot believe that (white) people can say with a straight face YoungDemCA Jul 2016 #20

They don't believe that, they use it as a shield, to hide their racism. JRLeft Jul 2016 #21

People like him will never treat you with anything approaching respect greiner3 Jul 2016 #18

My hope is to make him think instead falling back on prejudices/fears. JRLeft Jul 2016 #19

testicular material heaven05 Jul 2016 #22

Ditto, to you. Confrontation is needed, we should not allow them to portray us as convicts. JRLeft Jul 2016 #23