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Originally posted by Big Smoke
this is why I can't back ******.
I swear black people are like Gambit with the race card.
She brought this on herself tbh.
Why the attitude? Why all the big ****? just put the damn cigarette out, take the ticket, and fight it in court. She wasnt even getting a ticket, she was getting off with a warning before she opened her mouth. And no, you cannot just jaw off at the cops like that like **** is sweet.
Was the cop an asshole? maybe. But Sandra definitely escalated the situation.
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This whole post is giving me such "it's the girl's fault for getting raped because she wore revealing clothing" teas.
You're acting like the cop's response to her "attitude" was just a sterner talking to or a more expensive ticket, not her
getting a taser pointed at her, getting forcibly removed from her car and then being slammed onto the ground violently. She was completely legally allowed to smoke the "damn cigarette" you insist she should have put out.
As for why she was visibly annoyed, the whole reason she was pulled over in the first place was because the cop made a sudden U-Turn into her lane, so she moved into a different lane because she thought the cop was in a rush to go somewhere, and then she was pulled over for doing something she felt was helping the cop. You'd be pretty annoyed too, especially if the cop is very clearly provoking you by repeatedly asking you why you're so irritated.
And last time I checked, "jawing off" to a cop doesn't warrant him threatening you with a weapon and physically holding you. Police are supposed to use physical action only when the person appears to be a threat and/or is trying to escape. Sandra was neither.
Cops shouldn't have tempers so bad that all it takes for them to snap is an irritated tone and a refusal to comply with an order that violates their legal rights. If they do, that's the cop's problem, not the person who they take their temper out on
And just letting you know that I'm white, before you accuse me of trying to "pull the race card" myself.