Gaston County NC (west of Charlotte): Beware DWB!

[DemoTex]

I drove to Charlotte today, and back . This morning, northbound on I-85 near mileposts 11 and 13, the Gaston County Sheriffs department and NCHP were searching cars that had been pulled over. The first car, with two men (apparently Latino) standing on the shoulder (perhaps cuffed, but I'm not sure), had four sheriff cars and two NCHP cars blocking it in and all doors, hood, and trunk were open with LEOs searching the car. Two miles later was the same scene, with five squad cars blocking in a car being searched. Three African-American males watched from the side.

Two hours later, as I drove back through Gaston County on southbound I-85, the LEOs were still busy as beavers. At almost the same mileposts searches of two southbound cars were being conducted. The occupants of both of these cars appeared to be Latino.

I saw no Saabs or BMWs being searched. Nor did I see white owners watching as their cars' contents were spilled in the dusty grass in near-100 degree temperatures while they stood by helpless, and/or perhaps hopeless.

Beware of DWB (Driving While Black/Brown) in Gaston County, NC. Verb sap!

[Marie26]

1. They're conducting a raid.

Even though they're not supposed to be stopping people w/o reasonable suspicion. These are often pre-texts to try to find illegal immigrants.

[captainslack]

2. Wonderful

Profiling! Gotta love it. :eyes:

[rubberducky]

3. Search long enough

and hard enough and you will find something on everyone. My son lives right there,sure hope he hasn`t been tanning!!! What a waste of time, manpower and resources.

[TalkingDog]

4. I got stopped DWB on I-40 once in NC

My personalized license reads like an adopted African-Amerian name. (I've had people ask if it was my name on a number of occasions) And at that time, Saturn was pushing their cars hard to minorities in the region.

A highway patrolman stopped me and although I was going a mile or two over the speed limit, I know he didn't stop me for that. The surprise on his face was evident when I rolled down my window with my lily white skin. At that point I *KNEW*.

"Hello, officer, is there a problem?" I asked sweetly.

"Did you know you were speeding?"

"Why no," I said "How fast was I going?" (liar)

"You were going several miles over the speed limit." (double liar)

"Really? Oh, no!....exactly how much over the speed limit was I going?"

"Several miles over the speed limit."

"But exactly how many miles over?" I asked in my most genteel voice.

At this point he was getting twitchy and reactive. I knew I couldn't push it much farther.

"You were going well over the speed limit!" And in a huff wrote me a warning ticket.

So, be careful. Don't drive a "black" car or have a "black" name on your license. That makes you some sort of "black" person, or at least a liberal elitist.



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[LostinVA]

5. Gaston County... what a surprise