From: Ross A. Finlayson (raf@tiki-lounge.com)
Date: Wed Feb 07 2001 - 00:25:30 MST
John Marlow wrote:
> Ah, yes--the little-known "Billy-Bob Effect." I'm assuming this was
> not a brand-spanking-new-very-shiny pickup with all the trimmings?
>
> jm
>
> On 6 Feb 2001, at 11:10, Dehede011@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 2/6/01 6:53:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, talon57@well.com
> > quotes: << >Most all of my black friends (or African Americans if you prefer)
> > live with being pulled over quite often. I think it even gets to the point
> > where they feel that it's just something you have to deal with and they
> > expect it. One such friend was astonished when I told him I'd only ever been
> > pulled over once. He get's pulled over quite a lot, as does his parents,
> > friends, etc. And these are all middle to upper class people. They just
> > happen to have the wrong skin color. >>
> >
> > I don't wish to divert you from your theme but just to add something to the
> > pot. If you are white and don't believe there is such a thing as the cops
> > picking on "target" groups start driving a pickup truck. I have driven a
> > pick up at times in my life but an auto much more often yet a good 80% of my
> > stops have been while in the pick up. Furthermore the nature of the stops
> > are such that I have never received a payable ticket during one of those
> > pickup stops. Either no ticket was issued or it was nonsense and easily
> > beaten.
> > Ron h.
> >
>
> John Marlow
One time a highway patrolman could have pulled over me, in a car, or a truck,
driving through morning rush hour traffic near Fort Worth. So, we both pulled
over, but I got to drive away. The truck had just passed me.
Ross
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