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15. Arthur Ashe, when asked whether AIDS was the hardest thing he ever faced, SAID NO.

Fri May 1, 2015, 05:16 AM

May 2015

When asked if AIDS was the worst thing he had ever faced, he said "no, the hardest thing was being a black man in this society ."

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Cops do it again. Now it's "Charging Your Electric Vehicle While Black". [View all] KeepItReal May 2015 OP

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 May 2015 #1

its going to be a long hot summer in L.A. olddots May 2015 #2

Everyone knows that a black man should not be able to purchase one of those electric hybrids. kelliekat44 May 2015 #71

maybe elsewhere too. nt LiberalElite May 2015 #72

Exactly who are the thugs? BrotherIvan May 2015 #3

Precisely. Enthusiast May 2015 #8

Cops and Wall Street and Bush and Cheney and O'Reilly are the thugs. NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #53

Those that you mention are more than thugs, they are CRIMINALS BrotherIvan May 2015 #57

BILLO is such a tool...how unfair is life that he is rich and lives the life and we dont NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #61

Beggin' yer pardon, but Jackpine Radical May 2015 #75

more highly qualified candidates for president of their union nt msongs May 2015 #4

This country truly hates black people. MrScorpio May 2015 #5

... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #6

It's going to be a LLLLOOONNNNGGG HOT SUMMER nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #7

What a soul-sucking toll this takes on our African American fellow citizens. :( lexington filly May 2015 #9

Oh f&@k Canoe52 May 2015 #10

It's been going on all along in the Black community brush May 2015 #35

Even worse, when they Knew they were being taped, didn't seem to make much difference. Agree with libdem4life May 2015 #62

WTH? romanic May 2015 #11

or he obviously bought it with illegal drug profits rurallib May 2015 #34

No. The chargers were closed. Xithras May 2015 #45

I understand they had cause for a citation. My question is, why was he the only one cited? nt okaawhatever May 2015 #54

It says in the article that the other people there were asked to leave and they did. tammywammy May 2015 #56

OK Thanks nt okaawhatever May 2015 #59

I wondered when I read that, it seemed odd Trillo May 2015 #58

Low battery charge Warpy May 2015 #79

Simple solution: Shut the chargers off at the specified hour. hunter May 2015 #68

I'm guessing I don't understand the physical layout there SusanCalvin May 2015 #76

Watch the video in the OP link OnlinePoker May 2015 #81

Thanks for making the point. n/t Judi Lynn May 2015 #85

Terrible. Turin_C3PO May 2015 #12

Arthur Ashe, when asked whether AIDS was the hardest thing he ever faced, SAID NO. lostnfound May 2015 #15

This is so sad. BeanMusical May 2015 #83

Me neither get the red out May 2015 #37

Watching and listening to the video one thought came to me rpannier May 2015 #13

You have the right to remain silent. safeinOhio May 2015 #16

So he was cuffed, then assaulted, for not showing "zee paperz"? Scootaloo May 2015 #14

So was the park closed or not when he started charging? PinkPotus May 2015 #17

If you read the article gollygee May 2015 #19

The article I read implied the park was closed when he started charging. PinkPotus May 2015 #21

Here's what I read gollygee May 2015 #22

From the OP PinkPotus May 2015 #25

Well that's for the courts to work out I guess gollygee May 2015 #26

Agreed. I'm just saying if he was in violation of the posted hours... PinkPotus May 2015 #28

SAnta Monica Parks page- open until 11 PM Beaverhausen May 2015 #50

I saw upthread where the charging station closed at 8 pm. nt okaawhatever May 2015 #55

Wrong. The charging station is open during park hours Beaverhausen May 2015 #63

That's not a city website. The hours could have changed and that website not updated. tammywammy May 2015 #67

I rarely carry I.D.... hunter May 2015 #69

The article states they asked others to leave and they complied. tammywammy May 2015 #38

Maybe they were done charging their cars? gollygee May 2015 #41

Generally speaking... Xithras May 2015 #44

After waiting an hour to charge my car, I'd be really yeoman6987 May 2015 #30

If he started charging at 10:30, the park was still open. Gormy Cuss May 2015 #27

It said he was arrested at 10:54 n/t gollygee May 2015 #31

Right, before the park was closed. Gormy Cuss May 2015 #32

The park closes at 11pm, the charging station closes at 8pm tammywammy May 2015 #39

Other people were charging gollygee May 2015 #42

Yeah, but they weren't black. Iggo May 2015 #89

Wrong. The charging station is open during park hours Beaverhausen May 2015 #64

Here's a photo of the sign saying 8pm tammywammy May 2015 #70

That says 3 hour charging limit 8AM-8PM, not open-close hours. NutmegYankee May 2015 #88

Yes, saw that. n/t Gormy Cuss May 2015 #87

+1 Buzz Clik May 2015 #40

Considering how agressive cops are these days, if he told them to get lost... Lancero May 2015 #33

The park itself is open to 11 PM Warpy May 2015 #80

What reason did they give for asking him to leave the charging station? gollygee May 2015 #18

You must have missed this part. WillowTree May 2015 #46

But I didn't miss this part: BeeBee May 2015 #60

I love how the cops are trying o put their spin on the witness video. Hassin Bin Sober May 2015 #20

That was something to see. n/t Gormy Cuss May 2015 #29

When do the demonstators march? fadedrose May 2015 #23

K&R for visability nt avebury May 2015 #24

Disgusting!!!!! get the red out May 2015 #36

WTF is happening?? Initech May 2015 #43

It's always been happening. Just now we can make each other more aware. KeepItReal May 2015 #47

It's Santa Monica. The rules exist to control "uppity" black, Mexican, and hobo people. hunter May 2015 #48

It's not. My brother, until recently, lived on 3rd St. It's "elite liberal." ScreamingMeemie May 2015 #51

I could write many movie scripts about Santa Monica... hunter May 2015 #78

probably acting on orders from the Kochs Takket May 2015 #49

Yeah thats a twofer workinclasszero May 2015 #52

Santa Monica BETTER change the park hours to 3AM as well benld74 May 2015 #65

Really SusanCalvin May 2015 #77

Palmer has no complaint.... Bigmack May 2015 #66

Yay!!! vlakitti May 2015 #82

k&r... spanone May 2015 #73

Who has given the orders?! Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #74

What a horrible story. BeanMusical May 2015 #84

CWB? AnnieBW May 2015 #86

Make sure Justice is served. RoseVil May 2015 #90