Buying a TV while Black

[lionking]

The first thing that came to my mind is that a 65in TV couldn’t fit in a Lexus SUV? I was able to fit a 75in one in my smaller Subaru SUV.

But that’s the only thing that doesn’t make sense. Harassment and assault of blacks doing nothing wrong by police, is SOP in the US.

 

[Dave Rogers]

The hate is coming through loud and clear, at least.

I have no doubt you can hear exactly what you want to.

Dave

 

[theprestige]

But that’s the only thing that doesn’t make sense. Harassment and assault of blacks doing nothing wrong by police, is SOP in the US.

This attitude is every bit as bigoted as the attitude it condemns.

 

[sir drinks-a-lot]

The first thing that came to my mind is that a 65in TV couldn’t fit in a Lexus SUV? I was able to fit a 75in one in my smaller Subaru SUV.

That is surprising. I wonder what kind of car they brought on their second trip.

Harassment and assault of blacks doing nothing wrong by police, is SOP in the US.

It really isn't. I don't know were you're getting your information from in Melbourne, but you may want to vet it a bit more.

 

[ponderingturtle]

It really isn't. I don't know were you're getting your information from in Melbourne, but you may want to vet it a bit more.

Yes I am sure these officers beat anyone who buys a TV, you pay for your TV in teeth there.

 

[theprestige]

I have no doubt you can hear exactly what you want to.

You're the one calling people racists, not me.

 

[ponderingturtle]

You're the one calling people racists, not me.

How many teeth do you get broken when buying a TV? Clearly being assaulted by the police while buying a TV is a common place and unlike say being pulled over racially neutral act by them. If it was a traffic stop we of course would be able to prove it was racism with simple statistics.

 

[Dave Rogers]

You're the one calling people racists, not me.

OK, you got me. I don't like racism. Sorry if that's somehow bad.

Dave

 

[sir drinks-a-lot]

How many teeth do you get broken when buying a TV?

I'd say the number of people who get any teeth broken when buying a tv is vanishingly small.

 

[theprestige]

OK, you got me. I don't like racism. Sorry if that's somehow bad.

Nothing wrong with not liking racism.

Gratuitously calling people racists is kind of bad, though.

 

[Dave Rogers]

Nothing wrong with not liking racism.

Gratuitously calling people racists is kind of bad, though.

I apologise to each and every person I named in my post as a racist.

Dave

 

[theprestige]

How many teeth do you get broken when buying a TV? Clearly being assaulted by the police while buying a TV is a common place and unlike say being pulled over racially neutral act by them. If it was a traffic stop we of course would be able to prove it was racism with simple statistics.

Haha oh wow. Did you even read the thread before posting? Nobody got assaulted while buying a TV.

 

[Dave Rogers]

Haha oh wow. Did you even read the thread before posting? Nobody got assaulted while buying a TV.

And getting assaulted while taking one back is much less serious, because it's easier to think someone's stealing a TV when they take it in to the store than when they take it out.

Dave

 

[theprestige]

I apologise to each and every person I named in my post as a racist.

Ah, now I'm picking up the sarcasm, too.

Is there any particular reason you feel that incivility is your best approach to this incident?

 

[Jack by the hedge]

Haha oh wow. Did you even read the thread before posting? Nobody got assaulted while buying a TV.

That depends on how you describe the overall purchasing process. In this case the customer hasn't even got his TV yet. Buying a TV can become an arduous process involving multiple store visits and multiple dentist visits before one can finally declare the TV bought.

 

[TurkeysGhost]

Ah, now I'm picking up the sarcasm, too.

Is there any particular reason you feel that incivility is your best approach to this incident?

That's probably what TV guy said before the cops cracked 3 of his teeth.

 

[theprestige]

That's probably what TV guy said before the cops cracked 3 of his teeth.

As tempting as it sometimes seems, I don't think it's fair to equate ponderingturtle's posts with a violent assault.

 

[theprestige]

That depends on how you describe the overall purchasing process. In this case the customer hasn't even got his TV yet. Buying a TV can become an arduous process involving multiple store visits and multiple dentist visits before one can finally declare the TV bought.

No matter how you describe the overall purchase process, an assault during the purchase process was exactly what did *not* happen in this case.

 

[Thermal]

That's probably what TV guy said before the cops cracked 3 of his teeth.

And now he says "Ith there any particular reathon..."

 

[Jack by the hedge]

No matter how you describe the overall purchase process, an assault during the purchase process was exactly what did *not* happen in this case.

Ah. I misunderstood. I thought you meant the event in question did not take place during a purchase, but you meant the event was not an assault. Got it now.