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WOrse and more recently my friend lost control of his car and hit a tree (neither of us were drinking). i shattered my femur in the accident and dragged my self from the car. luckily some bystanders came over and pulled mw away form the car before it burst into flames. after the fire department shows up. about 20 minutes later the cop shows up im laying on the ground writhing pain. he walks over and stares at me with this "damn kids" look on his face i plead with him to call an ambulance and tell him my leg is broken instead of callign an ambulance, informing me one is on the way or trying to help in any way he asks me if i had been drinking (keep in mind im the passenger and my leg is broken) i say no he continues to badger me, dont argue much considering i was about to black out. he finally just walks away never helping or calling anyone to help. finally an ambulance arrives but it was called by the people who helped me not the cops. to protect and serve my ass

So why don't you feel the same about the fire service as you do about the police, they could have called the ambulance and not left you lying there with a shattered femur for 20 minutes, and what about the bystanders who pull you from the car before it burst in to flames??? This sounds like a load of BS to me.
 
I don't think it's wrong in any way that you thought you we're targeted because he was black and you are white.

I'll bet if it was the other way round, the person being stopped would think in exactly the same way.

However, I don't think it was. Routine checks man, get on with life.
 
In my town most car-related crimes are commited by young males of Asian decent. Of course it doesn't mean it's just them.

Just saying that race and other kinds of profiling do come into account. Mn my town again more incidents involving drunken fights in hotspots (outside clubs etc) are caused by young white males. Doesn't bother me that I've got more focus because I fit certain criteria.
 
yes because calling a lawyer is a jerk is an insult to all jerks. Blood suckers make jerks look good.

Touché :p:D

This thread has really wandered off topic...

The moral of the story is, the OP was not racially selected, that he was probably mistaken for a criminal, and that he should move on (as it appears he has).:)
 
oh believe me i hate these guys, i appreciate fire fighters thy do a great job but all fire departments here are volunteer and are made up mostly of firebugs (case in point fire cheifs son was convicted of arson). another story about them a tree in my neighbors yard was on fire and looming ominously over his roof, two frire departments showed and shined a spotlight on it at which point they bickered about whos jurisdiction it was , finally my neighbor told them to cut down the dan tree before it burnt down his house then they couldnt get their chainsaws to work so he had to use his own chain saw to cut down the tree
 
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