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Drinking Coffee. (*While Black) (Original Post) zebonaut Mar 2016 OP
well he does have a problem.... the racist profiling police lunasun Mar 2016 #1
Tweeted yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #2
And, now I TWEET THIS STUFF, TOO! MrMickeysMom Mar 2016 #5
Yep, that's about the size of it monicaangela Mar 2016 #3
Have they been knocking down the old to build the new? Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2016 #8
Yes and no monicaangela Mar 2016 #9
Ah, yes... gentrification... gregcrawford Mar 2016 #12
That's so messed up ornotna Mar 2016 #4
This is everyday life Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #6
That fucking cop needs to be fired Warpy Mar 2016 #7
Yep. downeastdaniel Mar 2016 #10
Very shoddy police work. raging moderate Mar 2016 #11
Was Drumpf holding a rally up the street that day? ffr Mar 2016 #13
You're not accustomed to seeing it awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #14

monicaangela

(1,508 posts)
3. Yep, that's about the size of it
Sat Mar 5, 2016, 11:15 PM
Mar 2016

Cincinnati has been undergoing a large gentrification project. This is normal.. How do I know? I live in Cincinnati.

gregcrawford

(2,382 posts)
12. Ah, yes... gentrification...
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 01:42 PM
Mar 2016

... scumbag developers buy up properties in depressed neighborhoods, jack up the rents to force residents out, then sic the cops on people of color so their new tenants can feel "safe" in a neighborhood they stole out from under the original in habitants. Hmmm... that scenario has a familiar ring to it.

That evil little shit on the bicycle had better be looking for a new job. Maybe he can sell cappuccinos to decent people, like that poor guy he harassed.

raging moderate

(4,297 posts)
11. Very shoddy police work.
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 10:00 AM
Mar 2016

I wonder how many actual criminals were left unmolested to break the law with impunity.

ffr

(22,668 posts)
13. Was Drumpf holding a rally up the street that day?
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 02:02 PM
Mar 2016

A side of America I'm not accustomed to seeing.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
14. You're not accustomed to seeing it
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 05:09 PM
Mar 2016

because the media ignores it. With the prevalence of cell phones, we are starting to get a glimpse of what the African American community has been saying for decades. This is nothing new.

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