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Ohiogal

(35,306 posts)
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 05:46 PM Oct 2020

Loading groceries while black

Will these racist morons ever go away?



Solon man loading groceries says woman racially profiled him for calling police, accusing him of driving a stolen car

Philip Evans, 35, was loading his groceries into his car Sept. 18 at the Solon Giant Eagle when he noticed a woman pointing her phone at him in the parking lot and later following him.

“There’s a brand-new SUV Infinity, black, and sitting in the parking lot and the guy kept looking around and looking around loading up his groceries,” said a woman in a 911 call.
“What does the male look like that’s driving?” the 911 operator asked the caller. “Uh, tall black gentleman, shorts, T-shirt and he had a mask on,” the caller replied. “He’s going real slow. He’s just acting real funny, loaded up the car and he just kept looking around.”

“I’m like: is this lady videoing me, is she taking pictures of me?” Evans asked.

Solon Police said that woman did call 911 when she didn’t see a license plate. Police said she thought the car might be stolen and followed him.

“I look in my rear view, and I see the same car behind me. I’m like, okay, does this lady have a problem with me...” said Evans.

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https://www.cleveland19.com/2020/09/30/solon-man-says-woman-racially-profiled-him-when-she-called-police-accusing-him-driving-stolen-car-giant-eagle/

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Loading groceries while black (Original Post) Ohiogal Oct 2020 OP
People need to mind their own goddamn business madaboutharry Oct 2020 #1
like white supremacists llashram Oct 2020 #2
Chances are she would have been too scared to do all that vigilante crap... Girard442 Oct 2020 #3
More need for a law for "wasting police time". mwooldri Oct 2020 #4
Solon. That whole area onlong I-480 where it crosses I-75. marble falls Oct 2020 #5
I had considered Solon one of the more progressive Cleveland suburbs Cirque du So-What Oct 2020 #6

madaboutharry

(41,403 posts)
1. People need to mind their own goddamn business
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 06:11 PM
Oct 2020

and stop thinking that only white people have nice cars.

I am so sick of it.

llashram

(6,269 posts)
2. like white supremacists
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 06:12 PM
Oct 2020

a pox on civil society. Hate is the guiding principle of these people.

Girard442

(6,446 posts)
3. Chances are she would have been too scared to do all that vigilante crap...
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 07:05 PM
Oct 2020

...if she thought he was an actual bad guy. She just wanted to stick it to an uppity you-know-what.

mwooldri

(10,439 posts)
4. More need for a law for "wasting police time".
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 07:30 PM
Oct 2020

I do not believe she placed that 911 call in good faith.

Cirque du So-What

(27,643 posts)
6. I had considered Solon one of the more progressive Cleveland suburbs
Thu Oct 1, 2020, 08:11 PM
Oct 2020

I hope this energizes Solonites to speak out against this insidious form of racism.

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