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The Jungle 1

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16. Right next door

Reply to magicguido (Original post)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 11:57 AM

Jul 2020

This town is about 40 miles from my home in south eastern Pa. This reminds me of the days when racist Rizzo ran Philly.

This town is just west of Reading Pa. The schools in Reading are so bad their graduation rate is 67% but it has increased from 61% over five school years. Their per student spending at 12926.00 is very low. However if you go to any of the affluent school districts in the area you will find they spend 20 grand plus per student.
Reading is 53% white.
This is the face of racism.

Why, Just Why couldn't those cops stop and look at his receipt. He wanted a bike for his boy!

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Cops too dumb to ask to see a Receipt [View all] magicguido Jul 2020 OP

Add 'buying a bike for son while black" to the list. Phoenix61 Jul 2020 #1

Little interweb search shows store manger was right there before cameras started rolling. KS Toronado Jul 2020 #14

yep. store manager called the cops stopdiggin Jul 2020 #22

Sadly awful. Awful. After George Floyd LakeArenal Jul 2020 #2

I fucking hate them !!! SamKnause Jul 2020 #3

Hope he's okay and sues the shit out of them. blueinredohio Jul 2020 #4

Lawsuits. Heavy duty lawsuits will stop this mess, especially if we Baitball Blogger Jul 2020 #5

They would have to get rid of Qualified Immunity first. Dustlawyer Jul 2020 #19

I don't think I could be a brave as this man... LakeVermilion Jul 2020 #6

Just cooperate my a** Midnightwalk Jul 2020 #11

His arrest was not about the bike, check this out...... KS Toronado Jul 2020 #13

In my book, disturbing the peace is a ticket, not an arrest... LakeVermilion Jul 2020 #23

Thanks for link but I don't quite buy it Midnightwalk Jul 2020 #27

In today's America it is a sad fact Rustynaerduwell Jul 2020 #7

Once they go into full predator mode, they don't understand words Warpy Jul 2020 #8

More on arrest and booking. Fla Dem Jul 2020 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author RVN VET71 Jul 2020 #18

He has legitimate anger which the cops will call "resisting arrest" magicguido Jul 2020 #10

This is wrong on so many levels.......... KS Toronado Jul 2020 #12

Fuck WalMart too. The manager should have stepped in to stop this shit. mtngirl47 Jul 2020 #15

the manager is the one that called the police stopdiggin Jul 2020 #20

Right next door The Jungle 1 Jul 2020 #16

more to story The Jungle 1 Jul 2020 #17

the receipt really didn't have anything to do with it stopdiggin Jul 2020 #21

Just maybe its a mental health issue. LakeVermilion Jul 2020 #24

I didn't go there, but stopdiggin Jul 2020 #25

That was my thought as well. nt pazzyanne Jul 2020 #26

Three cops on the scene, and they all participated. Mariana Jul 2020 #28