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Old 11-06-2018, 12:51 PM
 
Location: Free From The Oppressive State
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Originally Posted by Brave New World View Post
Thames Valley police in England questioned an eldery white woman after she beeped her horn at a black driver.

When will this insanity stop.
Boy, that sounds very bigoted by the Thames Valley police to suggest that a black driver needs their protection from horn honking white folks.
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Old 11-06-2018, 12:53 PM
 
Location: NJ
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Every woman should be heard and taken seriously!
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Old 11-06-2018, 12:54 PM
 
Location: Free From The Oppressive State
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Yeh... Kinda reflects badly on the old lady. Up here when people have no problems laying on their horn on the road yet I have never witnessed someone using their horn at the pump....
Go to Miami. They impatiently honk at everything.
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Old 11-06-2018, 01:04 PM
 
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I don't think I get offended - I get wary that the person might exit the car and punch me. And I've taken driver's safety courses enough to know they tell you to only honk if there's an imminent wreck - not to express displeasure over someone's behavior.
You took bad courses if they really told you to honk only if there's an imminent wreck. Anyway, ...

in this honking incident, the craziness is the possibility that honking a horn in and of itself can possibly be a hate crime, mandating that LEO investigate, and recording it as a hate crime.
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Old 11-06-2018, 01:07 PM
 
Location: Born in L.A. - NYC is Second Home - Rustbelt is Home Base
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Back in the 80's black drivers would shoot at people on the freeway. No one thought of it as a hate crime, just gang banger.
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Old 11-06-2018, 01:08 PM
 
Location: Born in L.A. - NYC is Second Home - Rustbelt is Home Base
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Thames Valley police in England questioned an eldery white woman after she beeped her horn at a black driver.

When will this insanity stop.
Can't wait to see the UK decompose under it own stupidity.

Already well under way...

'2017 was the worst year for acid attacks in London' (Acid attack capitol of the world.)

https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/26/europ...ntl/index.html
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Old 11-06-2018, 01:10 PM
 
Location: Suburb of Chicago
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Can't wait to see the UK decompose under it own stupidity.

Already well under way...

'2017 was the worst year for acid attacks in London' (Acid attack capitol of the world.)

https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/26/europ...ntl/index.html

I'd rather be shot!
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Old 11-06-2018, 01:30 PM
 
Location: Not where I want to be
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Reads article, looks in mirror to make sure he still has dark skin, confirms it, runs out and stands in the middle of Santa Monica Blvd looking for a payday.

That's how you do it...suckers!

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It's only a matter of time before it comes here. Besides, I'm a trailblazer. I'll be the Rosa Parks of the racist honking policy. Plus, again, that payday!
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Me (on my horn), upon encountering No_Recess in the middle of Santa Monica Blvd:

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O M G. You two are killing me here!!!

Thanks uggabugga for the Morse translation.
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Old 11-06-2018, 01:31 PM
 
Location: Morrison, CO
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At some point, anything that the Left doesn't like will be considered a Hate Crime, or Hate Speech.
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Old 11-06-2018, 01:35 PM
 
Location: Not where I want to be
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This is what my Dad did in the Navy during WWII.
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