If I ever get pulled over by the Po Po

Discussion in 'West Mall' started by Horn6721, Feb 12, 2016.

  1. Horn6721

    Horn6721 10,000+ Posts

    I want it to be these 2.
    http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/12/d...ed-staggeringly-cordial-arrest-video/?print=1
    The dashcam arrest video showing police arrest a Princeton University professor this weekend paints a markedly different picture than the racist ordeal described by the professor, Imani Perry, in a 1,201-word Facebook rant.

    Perry, a professor in Princeton’s African American studies department, also tweeted angrily about her arrest, but she appears to have since deleted her entire Twitter account.

    A pair of Princeton, N.J. police officers busted Perry on Saturday morning for going 67 miles per hour in a zone where the posted speed limit is 45 miles per hour.

    The officers then proceeded to arrest Perry because of a warrant for an outstanding parking ticket from three years ago. She still owed $130 for that infraction.


    Police did not allow Perry to make any telephone calls before she was officially placed under arrest, she complained. The professor said she was rudely subjected to a brief frisking by a male police officer as well.

    “This was my first time in handcuffs,” Perry wrote on Facebook. “They were very cold on my arthritic wrists. I have been thinking about how vulnerable they make you feel.”

    Perry also righteously threw down the race card.

    “Now, make no mistake, I do not believe I did anything wrong,” she wrote. “But even if I did, my position holds. The police treated me inappropriately and disproportionately. The fact of my blackness is not incidental to this matter.”


    However, video of Perry’s arrest shows two of the nicest-appearing police officers you’d ever hope to meet straining to be diplomatic and generally participating in what may be the most cordial police interaction ever."


    video at link
    What is it with black Professors? Not long ago a UNT Prof made same racism complaint even though dash cam proved her a liar.
    is it possible neither Prof knew they were being recorded and thought they could play the race card? It is possible that she got better more polite treatment because she was black.
     
  2. Phil Elliott

    Phil Elliott 2,500+ Posts

    It's getting so the only racial incidents anymore are the made-up ones.
     
  3. NJlonghorn

    NJlonghorn 2,500+ Posts

    Most allegations of police misconduct are either completely bogus (like this one) or in a gray area where police may not have acted perfectly but handled a difficult situation reasonably well (like in Ferguson). In either of those cases, video is the officers' best friend. I don't understand why police unions aren't demanding dashcams in every patrol car and bodycams on every officer's lapel.
     
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  4. majorwhiteapples

    majorwhiteapples 5,000+ Posts

    NJ, good point about the camera's but it still goes back to anybody doing any job do you want someone always peering over your shoulder while working? The crazy incidents are like hitting the lottery very seldom do things go wrong like the story above......I have to eat my donuts and take my naps too!!!! lol
     

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