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She obviously did not feel in danger. She was just trying to kindly impress on the man the importance of following safety protocol.
She should sue her employer for false accusations of racism and defamation of character. Would a racist person feel comfortable rationally reasoning with a person instead of calling 911 and reporting a suspicious “black” man?
LOLOLOLOL. That is literally what she did! She called 911! You don't even know the basic facts and you are still defending her.
The level of deference you are giving this white woman and how she acted is not all that surprising. Totally absurd? No doubt, but what you laid down here is exactly what black Americans have to deal with on the daily. Ironic isn't it how folks of color rarely, if ever, get the sort of leeway you are more than willing to grant to this creep. Care to enlighten us all as to why from your point of view?
Black people are just as likely to follow safety protocol as white people and white people are just as likely to violate safety protocol as black people. How is that racist?
You are the racist for assuming that a white person is racist.
Which she was trying to avoid having to do. That’s the point. She was trying to give the guy a break, but as usual, some people prefer to be belligerent instead of following the rule/law.
It's not her job or place to be harassing fellow tenants.
And you apologists making excuses for her conveniently leave out the fact that she still called the cops on him even after she saw him take out his key and let himself into his apartment.
That's not concern for safety no matter how much you want to paint it as such.
Which she was trying to avoid having to do. That’s the point. She was trying to give the guy a break, but as usual, some people prefer to be belligerent instead of following the rule/law.
I'm confused, what on earth are you talking about?! She tried to give the guy a break? What break can she give him? He's a private citizen, just as she is. He lives in that building. HE DOES NOT OWE HER ANY EXPLANATION OR ANSWERS WHATSOEVER. She is a nobody, and she cannot demand anything from him.
So what the hech are you talking about when saying the guy should have "followed the rule of law?"
A white realtor in Missouri was terminated from her job after a viral video showed she tried to block a Black man from entering the luxury condominium complex where he lives.
D’Arreion Toles was returning to his loft in downtown St. Louis when a white woman, identified as Hilary Brooke Mueller, tried to keep him from entering until he proved he lived in the building, reported CBS affiliate KMOV 4.
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How do we know she was suspicious of him simply for looking black? What was he dressed like? Was he dressed like a homeless bum? Was he dressed like a gansta wannabe?
He should have let her close the door and open it himself. She was right to be vigilant.
I'm white and I would have been glad to prove to her that I live there. He was rude, inconsiderate, and searching for the next viral racial incident.
Why should he?
He said he'd already buzzed the keypad.
So you'd be perfectly okay with a complete stranger blocking the doorway to your home, telling that complete stranger which apartment you live in when they demand it and showing them your keys when they demand it? You're okay with that? What if the tables were turned he was doing all that to her? You are still okay with that are you?
You're okay then with a complete stranger then following you to the elevator, getting in, still demanding to still know where you live, then following you to your door?
Which she was trying to avoid having to do. That’s the point. She was trying to give the guy a break, but as usual, some people prefer to be belligerent instead of following the rule/law.
So if she had seen him using his keyfob to enter the building, she could have avoided having to call 911? But she saw him using his key to enter his own apartment and she still called. If seeing him use his key wasn't good enough for her, how would seeing him use his keyfob be enough?
Which she was trying to avoid having to do. That’s the point. She was trying to give the guy a break, but as usual, some people prefer to be belligerent instead of following the rule/law.
Yes, the man's calm and reasonable behavior was BELLIGERENT because he did not obey her without question. Clearly, he deserved to be arrested for entering his own apartment.
What should we call this now, apartmenting while black?
Maybe she was hoping for a Amber Guyge solution for this "rude" man who just wanted to go home. I bet that would have made her happy.
He offered proof: he had his key fob. When she followed him to his apartment, she watched him use HIS KEY to enter HIS APARTMENT. And yet she still called the police.
Occasionally there are people who come in behind me to my building. I don't recognize them, I politely say, "Hey, sorry, can you key in yourself?" as I shut the door. I don't block the door with my body while yelling "YOU ARE MAKING ME UNCOMFORTABLE."
If she called the police after he entered his apartment then she is a fool.
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