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Nevilledog

(54,618 posts)
Sun Feb 19, 2023, 08:40 PM Feb 2023

"Yes, I have an emergency! African Americans are shoveling snow off my sidewalk!"



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I've seen it all now, she's so mad she's putting snow back on the public sidewalk

"Yes, I have an emergency! African Americans are shoveling snow off my sidewalk!"


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4:24 PM · Feb 19, 2023


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"Yes, I have an emergency! African Americans are shoveling snow off my sidewalk!" (Original Post) Nevilledog Feb 2023 OP
You think it's a setup? Srkdqltr Feb 2023 #1
I think people are that hateful. Nevilledog Feb 2023 #2
That's sad Srkdqltr Feb 2023 #4
old bigot BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2023 #3
She actually put the snow BACK? 3catwoman3 Feb 2023 #5
Why didn't they just walk away and shovel other sidewalks? PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2023 #6
The woman called the police n they came out to talk to the guys n the woman Deuxcents Feb 2023 #7
They could easily have walked away even before she dialed 911. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2023 #10
It's their father's neighborhood. crickets Feb 2023 #13
Looks like my mom's dementia. Putting her cbabe Feb 2023 #8
I won't venture a guess as to what is wrong with her - Ms. Toad Feb 2023 #11
The worst part of this is she is an effin foreigner complete with accent malaise Feb 2023 #9
1st thing I noticed. Bat #@$ crazy then putting forth effort to put snow back on public sidewalk. 7wo7rees Feb 2023 #15
Insane!! Sogo Feb 2023 #12
she needs to be ticketed for creating a public hazard unblock Feb 2023 #14

Srkdqltr

(9,013 posts)
4. That's sad
Sun Feb 19, 2023, 09:05 PM
Feb 2023

They can come shovel my driveway if we get more snow this winter. I have lightbulbs that need changing . And a bunch of other things. Lol

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,180 posts)
10. They could easily have walked away even before she dialed 911.
Sun Feb 19, 2023, 09:53 PM
Feb 2023

Or even after.

Plus, they were recording what was going on. It's almost as if they wanted a confrontation.

I will say that if a couple of guys were to shovel my sidewalk I would not be remotely concerned what color they are, but would hope to be able to offer them some hot to drink.

crickets

(26,166 posts)
13. It's their father's neighborhood.
Sun Feb 19, 2023, 11:36 PM
Feb 2023

They're clearing the public sidewalks for him. He lives there and has every right to walk on cleared sidewalks, and how nice of his sons to clear them, both for him and his neighborhood. Nasty bigot down the street is the one who needs to go back inside and get over it.

eta - This isn't the first time she's called the police on them for doing this. They were nice enough not to have her arrested today (the cops offered) but to let the police tell her that if she does it again, they are going to press charges. That sounds pretty fair, considering.

cbabe

(5,722 posts)
8. Looks like my mom's dementia. Putting her
Sun Feb 19, 2023, 09:49 PM
Feb 2023

snow back on her sidewalk. Trying to control her things.

Not to say it wasn’t racial. But her actions were clearly odd.

Ms. Toad

(37,889 posts)
11. I won't venture a guess as to what is wrong with her -
Sun Feb 19, 2023, 10:11 PM
Feb 2023

but there is clearly something odd in how she is behaving.

7wo7rees

(5,128 posts)
15. 1st thing I noticed. Bat #@$ crazy then putting forth effort to put snow back on public sidewalk.
Mon Feb 20, 2023, 01:23 AM
Feb 2023

And then calling the police. Insanity.

Ms7wo7rees

Sogo

(6,708 posts)
12. Insane!!
Sun Feb 19, 2023, 10:40 PM
Feb 2023

I hope they gave her a ticket or at least a warning for calling 911 with no emergency.

unblock

(55,705 posts)
14. she needs to be ticketed for creating a public hazard
Sun Feb 19, 2023, 11:38 PM
Feb 2023

i can understand that the police may be reluctant to charge people with calling the police unnecessarily, because they do want people to call if they're legitimately uncertain as to whether or not it's an emergency. so they usually give warnings first. yeah, this case was pretty blatant but at least there's an argument for only giving a warning.

but going out of your way to deliberately put snow on a public sidewalk is inexcusable under any circumstances. there's no basis for a warning first.

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