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Sep 11
Banking While Black: The New Felony in Frisco

Nope. Race isn't an issue, ever. A bank customer was in a bank getting a car loan when police swarmed the bank with shotguns after a teller thought the black man laughing with a loan officer looked suspicious. Don't all black people look suspicious? (Video Link)

Senator Roy West is the man's lawyer as they began what can only be described as a hilarious pursuit of exposing this example of racist tellers at Wells Fargo, and racist and undertrained Frisco cops.

PinkDome at 7:43 AM
 
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They have black people in Frisco? Who knew?

Kimmy at September 11, 2007 7:59 AM

That is so freakin' redonkulous.

bluebonnet at September 11, 2007 10:25 AM

I's be gettin' the car fo free now

anon at September 11, 2007 10:40 AM

Seriously, why are we going after the cops?
It's a case of racial profiling IN the bank.
And the real tape to figure out the truth is the lobby video.
Just sayin'....

Kimmy at September 11, 2007 11:53 AM

I agree, Kimmy. The police did what they had to do given the circumstances. The bank employees are the people who need to be held responsible. I wasnt there, but if the fellow is anything like video interview suggests, this incident was completely ridiculous and baseless. The bank, or the teller, may end up owing significant damages if West can get it into federal court for civil rights violations.

thegipper at September 11, 2007 1:10 PM

Sorry folks, with the amount of bank robberies on the rise it doesn't matter if this dude was black, white, or purple.Bank employees are trained to sound the alarm first and ask questions later.

anon at September 11, 2007 10:47 PM

I find myself agreeing with anon...

However, the man will end up with a settlement, Wells Fargo can't afford the bad PR...

mcblogger at September 12, 2007 9:37 AM

Thanks McTool,
Maybe you and your man boobs aren't a total loss after all

anon at September 12, 2007 12:56 PM

You keep mistaking me for your dad. You can also stop blaming me for your small cock because, again, I'M NOT YOUR DAD.

man boobs are called moobs, by the way. When girls point and laugh at you that's the word they are using.

mcblogger at September 12, 2007 1:07 PM

^ result of 1st cousins "doin' it"

anon at September 12, 2007 11:22 PM

It's Senator ROYCE West, by the way.

um at September 13, 2007 7:19 AM

Who called the police and said he had a gun? That's the only question that needs answering. Who did that? Obviously, if someone calls the police and says a Black guy in the bank has a gun, they need to treat that seriously.

Walter Smithers at September 20, 2007 1:15 PM
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