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[ttwtt78640]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

Go somewhere and ask to use the phone, make call. Go to library, send email. Mail a letter. Not too hard if you are really concerned.

Should folks report other "odd" folks (blacks, Mexicans or Asians) in a neighborhood too? What, exactly, should have been reported here?

 

[matchlight]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

Oh lordy. :roll:

That's your explanation for criticizing this man for not calling the police to report seeing several people who appeared Middle Eastern at a house on his street?

 

[americanwoman]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

Should folks report other "odd" folks (blacks, Mexicans or Asians) in a neighborhood too? What, exactly, should have been reported here?

If he suspected suspicious activity, which seems like what happened backs it up, then yes report it. If you see something you dont feel it right and it happens to be X group of people, who the **** cares? Maybe you are the racist for making it about race instead of some jackasses doing suspicious stuff. If it turns out nothing is going on, ok then but maybe you might help save some lives or stop a drug ring.

 

[shrubnose]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

Every heard of Caller ID?

How does caller ID work on calls from pay phones? Fill us in.

:lol:

 

[notquiteright]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

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A Neighbor did not report suspicious activity because of being afraid of being labelled a racist in the community and by the media. This is what happens when you have a muslim appeasing race-baiting Soros puppet-boy ahole performing sick liberal social engineering in the once great USA..

Crap on a cracker- how distorted can the story get? The 'suspicious activity' was walking while Muslim.... :doh

The man wasn't a neighbor but a worker on his lunch break.... try and be a bit more factual before posting your knee jerk attacks on Soros (WTF does he have to do with this???) social engineering, and blaming liberal activity for 'ruining' America.... eace

 

[americanwoman]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

That's your explanation for criticizing this man for not calling the police to report seeing several people who appeared Middle Eastern at a house on his street?

Yes because what does it matter, he thought it was suspicious but did nothing because he has no guts to stand up becaue he didnt want to be a "racist". Ooooh like he couldnt do it anonymously, give me a break.

 

[Natan]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

While I am not fond of overt political correctness:

1. there is nothing inherently suspicious of a Middle Eastern looking guy hanging around with 5 others. Could be friends, family, relatives, gay buddies, whatever
2. in the shown part of the interview, the guy does not say he did not wish to report because of fear of racial profiling, the reporter said that. Whether it is true, I don't know.

 

[americanwoman]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

Yeah if you're too scared to report some suspicious people because you dont want to be labeled a racist, you probably are racist because you are making it about race instead of what the **** it is - suspicious activitvy. If it was a white teenager with a long jacket acting shifty, would you still be scared to call and "profile"?

 

[ttwtt78640]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

If he suspected suspicious activity, which seems like what happened backs it up, then yes report it. If you see something you dont feel it right and it happens to be X group of people, who the **** cares? Maybe you are the racist for making it about race instead of some jackasses doing suspicious stuff. If it turns out nothing is going on, ok then but maybe you might help save some lives or stop a drug ring.

Please feel free to quote the "suspicious activity" which was noted in the OP linked story. Crickets....

 

[Gardener]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

Nor does it surprise me that he was afraid of the PC Bus ramming him.

It is certainly a daily occurrence here.

....... but I say that as a mere passenger of the bus rather than one of the drivers.

 

[ocean515]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

While I am not fond of overt political correctness:

1. there is nothing inherently suspicious of a Middle Eastern looking guy hanging around with 5 others. Could be friends, family, relatives, gay buddies, whatever
2. in the shown part of the interview, the guy does not say he did not wish to report because of fear of racial profiling, the reporter said that. Whether it is true, I don't know.

How about we scroll the zoom lens out a bit and consider the bigger question and it's implications?

When more terrorist cells reveal themselves, are we going to step up and alert authorities, or have the Politically Correct forces sufficiently neutered us to remain passive and silent?

 

[notquiteright]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

None of that is truly anonymous if people decide to find out who is complaining. Heck, even the belief that it might not stay anonymous can be a deterring factor. People vary greatly in their propensity to act on a suspicion.

Bit much on the paranoia tea don't ya think? Fact is most hot line tips are kept secret. Only if the tipster is outright lying is there a chance of the tip being backtracked.... MILLIONS of tips come in each day, you REALLY think an "I saw some muslim guys walking around" would be back tracked???? :doh

Maher Khalil and Anas Ayyad were refused their flight on SW Airlines for simply speaking arabic while waiting to board. The boarding agent said several passengers were afraid to fly with them... so who were these bigots???

Fear of 'da man' when reporting terrorism seems a very wishy washy standard. I'd say Americans don't fear being found out, but don't want to look stupid after the fact... eace

 

[Natan]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

When more terrorist cells reveal themselves, are we going to step up and alert authorities, or have the Politically Correct forces sufficiently neutered us to remain passive and silent?

I will admit that if people do see something suspicious they should and being overly politically correct is not helpful, but in this particular case nothing has been said so far that warranted reporting him, nor has it been demonstrated that a neighbor wanted to report but didn't because of racial profiling (they could have aired that portion of the interview but didn't).

 

[americanwoman]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

Please feel free to quote the "suspicious activity" which was noted in the OP linked story. Crickets....

Right here:

A man who has been working in the area said he noticed a half-dozen Middle Eastern men in the area in recent weeks, but decided not to report anything since he did not wish to racially profile those people.

He felt it was suspicious, so are you saying he cannot feel suspicious at all about anything? If you suddenly saw an increase of different activity around you, are you just too blind to notice or worried about what people might think if you speak up? God forbid you feel suspicious! **** looks like he was right to feel what he felt, do you deny that??

 

[americanwoman]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

How about we scroll the zoom lens out a bit and consider the bigger question and it's implications?

When more terrorist cells reveal themselves, are we going to step up and alert authorities, or have the Politically Correct forces sufficiently neutered us to remain passive and silent?

Right?? Geez I thought the guy had no balls for not speaking up but **** look at these people just on here -- god forbid a minority does something suspicious in your neighborhood!

 

[Natan]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

Right here:

Watch the video in the link of the OP. It is mentioned by the reporter as an essential element and part of the report, but cut out from the interview.

 

[notquiteright]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

How about we scroll the zoom lens out a bit and consider the bigger question and it's implications? When more terrorist cells reveal themselves, are we going to step up and alert authorities, or have the Politically Correct forces sufficiently neutered us to remain passive and silent?

I'm more of the opinion that the neutering is more a self imposed one, "I don't want to get involved" no PC forces need bother.

Just what reveal do you expect? I expect none until the terrorists are gunning down citizens... Muslims visiting each other isn't a 'clue'. So tighten your zoom lens and tell us just what do you think a citizen will see in time to alert the authorities and have the attack nipped in the bud?

 

[ttwtt78640]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

Right here:




He felt it was suspicious, so are you saying he cannot feel suspicious at all about anything? If you suddenly saw an increase of different activity around you, are you just too blind to notice or worried about what people might think if you speak up? God forbid you feel suspicious! **** looks like he was right to feel what he felt, do you deny that??

The horror!

...he noticed a half-dozen Middle Eastern men in the area...

So, in your opinion, simply being a male of ME descent "in that area" is suspicious? Where, prey tell, is it not suspicious to be a male of ME descent?

 

[americanwoman]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

The horror!



So, in your opinion, simply being a male of ME descent "in that area" is suspicious? Where, prey tell, is it not suspicious to be a male of ME descent?

No being anything different, even ME, it's not in and off itself suspicious but it you feel someone is acting suspicious, are you are racist for reporting it because they happen to be different from you?

 

[ocean515]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

I will admit that if people do see something suspicious they should and being overly politically correct is not helpful, but in this particular case nothing has been said so far that warranted reporting him, nor has it been demonstrated that a neighbor wanted to report but didn't because of racial profiling (they could have aired that portion of the interview but didn't).

Again, I was thinking of the issue from a bit further afield than the specific case involving the terrorists from San Berdo.

As more terrorist cells reveal themselves, will people be able to overcome the PC training that has been hammered into them over the years?

 

[ReverendHellh0und]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

Had he called, and they were not terrorists, or planning a crime and this became a media story, you very same people would be slamming him as a racist christian teahadist who obviously doesn't check his privilege.

Don't lie. :lol:

 

[ocean515]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

Right?? Geez I thought the guy had no balls for not speaking up but **** look at these people just on here -- god forbid a minority does something suspicious in your neighborhood!

There lies the insidious undercurrent of Political Correctness. People have been taught, through example, or perhaps experience, that a toe over the approved boundary will result in hideous and extreme personal and private destruction.

That fact is bound to make anyone hesitant to get involved when something appears very out of place. That, IMO, is the result the PC Leadership has been looking for.

 

[reinoe]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

The man is lying. He was working in the area but didn't live in the neighborhood? uh-huh. Right. Go tell another one. This is the same garbage we heard when we got a few stories about police being afraid to do their jobs because of fear of being called racist and that all turned out to be bumpkiss.

 

[Gina]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

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[ttwtt78640]

Re: San Bern Shoot: Neighbor was afraid to report might be labelled as racist.

No being anything different, even ME, it's not in and off itself suspicious but it you feel someone is acting suspicious, are you are racist for reporting it because they happen to be different from you?

You seem to be purposely avoiding what "acting" was involved. You seem content that looking suspicious requires no action other than merely being present.