Authority racism IS sadly with us still.

@yami Said

A law suit for $500 000? A bit over the top. I sympathise with him that he is the victim of racism but I think 500k is a too much compensation.

@yami Said

A law suit for $500 000? A bit over the top. I sympathise with him that he is the victim of racism but I think 500k is a too much compensation.

@puzZles Said

When you see big figures like that is how you know its them playing the race card.

@shinobinoz Said

The officers should be shown the door of unemployment.

"Despite the seeming exoneration of the test, the suspect was charged with a DUI, an assessment that led Thornton’s attorney to quip that the real crime was, “D-W-B. Driving While Black.”
Thornton told the local ABC News affiliate that he has been pulled over 10 times and issued four tickets since moving from Ohio to the retirement community of Surprise. This latest stop was the first time he’d been taken to the Surprise lockup."
https://news.yahoo.com/arrested-arizona-dui-bac-0-00-black-185209528.html

Quote:
Surprise AZ

As of the census of 2000, there were 30,848 people, 12,484 households, and 9,725 families residing in the city.


The racial makeup of the city was 85.97% White, 2.61% Black or African American, 0.43% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 7.87% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. 23.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. In recent years, the racial makeup has varied due to the rapid growth of the city.

@Tar Said

This is old news. There is plenty of racism, and it needs to be destroyed. Punishment of the perpetrators is a noble and worthy goal, but it is only one blade on what requires a multi-pronged approach. I myself have been the victim of profiling numerous times, and not just by local racist cops, but by federal agents.

Yes, punish the fools in positions of authority who abuse their power, but also lead by example as a beacon which shows those stereotypes to be brazenly foolish and flawed.

Would black folks suffer the racist stereotype of being violent, ignorant welfare recipients if demographics did not show a disproportionate number of african heritage people in prisons or on welfare?

Would southern white folks suffer the racist misanthropic stereotype if there were not many who are racist who use religion to hate?

Would asian heritage folks suffer the stereotype of being mathematically inclined if they did not disproportionately overachieve in mathematics class, or have "Tiger moms" driving them at home?

Hatred and abuse of authority is unforgivable, but stereotyping cannot be unravelled by the stick only.

@white_swan53 Said

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surprise,_Arizona


In a small town of the size Surprise AZ. with the 'racial makeup ' they have , with his being stopped 10 times and having been issued 4 tickets before this. Begs the question of maybe it's not so much about his race as it about his driving habits.

@Reviso Said

Tar, you're over-reacting to the sad problem of misappropriation of good choices (or appropriate decisions of the likeable job, eh?) for the racist plausible so that hate be added to the unemployment lines.

@shinobinoz Said

Perhaps. Would be good to know if he was charged with anything or if they were just fishing.

@white_swan53 Said

JMO It seems that if any or all of the 10 prior stops and multiple tickets were in any way bogus or 'just fishing' on the cops part , that the guy would have been making 'noise' long before it got to the 11th stop. I sure would making all kinds of loud and unhappy noises if it were me being pulled over multiple times and getting bulls*** tickets just because the cops were a******s or racist or bored or whatever,,,



My first thought was to say something smart mouth like ,,,, ???Fishing !?? in the desert ????