Thanks Shir!
And don't you ever stand for that sort of thing. Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! ... You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Sep 15, 2015 8:14:31 pm PDT #5458 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
-t - Sep 16, 2015 3:41:29 am PDT #5459 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
does the cop roll up next to you in your blind spot and look at you in your side mirror
Sometimes. Just yesterday I had that happen NOT followed by getting pulled over, which was ultimately a relief, of course, but kept me very aware of where my hands were, etc, for a while.
meara - Sep 16, 2015 5:23:32 am PDT #5460 of 30003
Dunno, Liese, I've only been pulled over a couple times, and at least one of those I was super surprised by so no idea what he did first! That said, it would not one bit surprise me to find racist cops pulling you over for driving while Asian. ...it would surprise me more if they weren't. Oh America.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 16, 2015 5:36:46 am PDT #5461 of 30003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've had that happen to me, but I was the lucky out-of-state license plate in a whole line of cars that didn't slow down fast enough with a changing speed limit. (Thanks Virginia, and kiss my tourist dollars goodbye forever!)
The drive to work this morning was a significantly better experience, with a couple of extremely hot guys jogging shirtless on my route to and from picking up breakfast. Maybe I'm not quite so ready for fall to arrive after all.
Connie Neil - Sep 16, 2015 5:45:06 am PDT #5462 of 30003
brillig
The last time I was pulled over, I knew it was for the expired plate, but my reaction was "Where the hell did you come from!" when I saw the lights in my mirror.
Connie Neil - Sep 16, 2015 5:47:07 am PDT #5463 of 30003
brillig
One of the supervisors is in a suit for some reason, and it doesn't look good on him. I don't know if it's because it's too big in the shoulders or that I never noticed how small his head is. Maybe if he didn't shave his head. From the neck down he's fine, except for the bunching in the shoulders.
Sophia Brooks - Sep 16, 2015 5:48:26 am PDT #5464 of 30003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I don't drive now, but my only observation is that being pulled over while white usually resulted in a warning/a ticket that went away if I fixed the thing within a day. I am not sure if it was the white young lady-ness or the fact that I cried a lot!
Connie Neil - Sep 16, 2015 5:58:07 am PDT #5465 of 30003
brillig
When I was in college, I did talk my way out of a ticket by the power of cleavage, big blue eyes, and a winsome smile. My sister so hated me for that.
billytea - Sep 16, 2015 6:15:26 am PDT #5466 of 30003
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
For those who may have missed this, Australia has a new Prime Minister this week. [link] That makes six PMs in the last eight years. (I'm cheating a little, it's actually five but one of them got two goes at it.) That gives us twice as many leaders over this time period as we've had elections.
brenda m - Sep 16, 2015 6:26:32 am PDT #5467 of 30003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
My bet is it's a little of both. Yes, it happens to white drivers too, but I'm sure you're not imagining the extra little bit of intimidation tactics etc.