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Old 12-04-2015, 09:47 AM
 
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It's just the America we live in these days where you can't be an outward racist ahole while knowingly being recorded doing your job. What is the world even coming to?

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“Leave. Go away. Go to Fulton County. I don’t care about your people, man, go.


Baker then questioned Lawson about the statement, and the officer asked: “Do you want to step out of the car and talk to me?”


After Baker drove off, Lawson remarked to other officers at the scene: “I lose my cool, man, every time. Why do I got to deal with (stuff) like that? This is the (expletive) America we live in, ain’t it?”
Cobb County officer to black motorist:
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Old 12-04-2015, 09:58 AM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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And he was reassigned? He should have been fired on the spot!
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Old 12-04-2015, 10:00 AM
 
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And these are the people who are supposed to protect and serve all citizens...smh.
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Old 12-04-2015, 10:10 AM
 
Location: Jonesboro
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That this type of stuff still goes on yet today in 2015 is so discouraging.
The broader implication is that obviously this behavior has never stopped.
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Old 12-04-2015, 10:14 AM
 
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What a jerk. If he thought the guy was speeding, write the ticket and move on.
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Old 12-04-2015, 10:29 AM
 
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those cops are like that on Mableton Parkway..one time I was pulled over and was asked for my license and registration...which I did produce. He told me he pulled me over because I had a tail light out...I told him I was going to get it fix as soon as we were done...turns out my tail light was not out at all
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Old 12-04-2015, 10:42 AM
 
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Glad to see the whole video, in context, showing exactly what happened. Deplorable.
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Old 12-04-2015, 11:19 AM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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He should be fired, not reassigned.
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Old 12-04-2015, 12:18 PM
 
Location: Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, and Raleigh
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This is the same officer that followed the only black commissioner elected to the Board, Lisa Cupid, back in the July...

https://www.city-data.com/forum/atlan...ver-cop-3.html

You gotta love this...
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Old 12-04-2015, 12:29 PM
 
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Wow.

Even if he only meant he didn't care about people in Fulton county, this is still crazy. What is this, Porky's? People being told to go back to their counties? I'll drive through whatever county I want whenever I want, thank you very much. Insane.

Of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that I can't believe the driver is a middle school teacher. He can't even speak intelligibly, I'd have a problem with my kid having a teacher like that.
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