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Showing Original Post only (View all)Walking while Black: Trooper intentionally bumps into football players at Texas AM game [View all]
He was sent home, incident under investigation
Episode of "walking while Black" played out in front of the world
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https://www.reddit.com/r/sports/comments/1oy0nu7/a_state_trooper_at_texas_am_intentionally_bumps/
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Walking while Black: Trooper intentionally bumps into football players at Texas AM game [View all]
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Saturday
OP
He forgot he wasnt on the streets, with no cameras around. I bet he has lots of abuse accusations
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Saturday
#7
The powers that be eliminated his job from the games afterwards (what I just read), and I suspect that his
SWBTATTReg
Saturday
#22
He knows they wouldn't dare go after him. They're black, and he's white, with a badge and a gun. They've probably been
tblue37
Saturday
#28
The bullied don't deserve to be assumed to be bullies in retaliation for past bullying.
SidneyR
Saturday
#17
When I was around 14 or so, I was walking up Congress Avenue in Austin behind two black guys walking side by side.
summer_in_TX
Saturday
#20
In the deep south. By law the Black men wre required to step off the sudewalk for the white person
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Sunday
#30
This DPS trooper was being an asshole and I am glad that he was sent home
LetMyPeopleVote
Sunday
#31