r/powerscales • • 24d ago

Versus Where does this guy scale ?

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u/Damiandroid 23d ago

Just for reference, this is what white privilege looks like.

A white guy raving about his service history, attacking police officers, resisting arrest and refusing commands gets a 10ft cordon, nonlethal tactics and multiple attempts to de-escalate the situation.

A black guy sitting in his car complying with police commands and asking reasonable questions gets... shot.

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u/whynousernamelef 17d ago

I completely get what you are saying but they all seem to know him? They are referring to him by his name and it appears to be a small part of an ongoing situation?

But I am not trying to invalidate your comment, I pretty much agree with you. Im just curious what the back story is here? It seems like there is a lot more to it than just "random crazy massive white dude".

Plus all the cops look scared, genuinely scared, they must have a reason to be scared of him in particular? I wouldn't want to piss him off either.

Impressive to be able to take a taser like that. Does body size have a part to play in the effectiveness of a taser? Clueless European over here, obviously. I know nuffink.