Daily kos: 911 Caller: "There's a Caucasian Man with a Gun"... so naturally Police sit down with him

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/08/1350348/-911-Caller-There-s-a-Man-with-a-Gun-so-naturally-Police-sit-down-with-him-and-Talk?detail=email

There are people who say there is no such thing as "White Privilege" in this country. That we don't have a Police Bias problem, we have a problem of people being disrespectful to the poor, endlessly set upon Police Officer.

So naturally if you're loud and aggressive to Police, you should get what you get.

So the Cops are going to Rough Up anyone "Smarting Off" to them? Really?

Apparently not this guy.

Joseph Houseman, a 63-year-old white man who, back in May, stood with a rifle on a street in Kalamazoo, Michigan. When police arrived, he refused to identify himself, grabbed his crotch, flipped them the bird and cursed. They talked him down in an encounter that lasted 40 minutes. Houseman was not arrested. The next day, he got his gun back.
He also, while carrying a loaded weapon while intoxicated, had no ID on him at the time.
More details over the Flip.

Transcript and more at link.

[nichomachus]

1. Yeah, but . . .

I don't know. Let me check with Fox and I'll get back to you.

[turbinetree]

2. Very Good Point

Then we can see good old right wing hate and fear of Sean Hannity, and others, if we watch the Fix Noise shows.
He will jump the shark and give us his rendition of hypocrisy like he has been doing on the juror#40 in Ferguson, that this was all fair in its outcome and we can see his how a white person is treated and then see a picture of don't trust a black or other person of color, they deserve what they get

Again great point

[KansDem]

3. Contrast

[zeemike]

4. If that had been a black man things would have been different.

The cops would have drawn there weapons and yelled "get on the ground get on the ground" and if he did not move that way would have shot him dead.
And we all know it...because black men are dangerous and white men are just upset and need someone to talk them out of it.

[zebonaut]

5. Sadly here is how white privilege works

The cops perceive the white guy with a gun as "an elderly gentleman with a rifle" but would perceive a black man as "a thug with a rod"