Poll of the Day > Black Man BABYSITTING 2 White Kids had the COPS Called on him by a White Woman!

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A White Woman is accused of racial profiling after she called the police to investigate a black man whom he was babysitting 2 white children at an Atlanta, Georiga WALMART!!

Corey Lewis was in the parking lot when a woman approached to check on the kids, a 10 y/o girl and 6 y/o boy. She kept screaming at him and talking to the kids like they were in danger and telling them to COME WITH HER but Lewis refused to let her speak with the girl and she FOLLOWED them to his house as 911 made a welfare check on the kids

He recorded the video as a cop arrived and he said on video "I'm being followed and harassed. I got 2 kids i'm babysitting. She pulled up talking about, are the kids ok? Why wouldn't they be ok?"

The police officer asks to speak to the kids alone but the kids get to a nearby car and tell the cop he's babysitting them.

The officer explains that he's just responding to a 911 call and making sure everything is fine

Corey is a youth mentor as the officer called the parents, David Parker and Dana Mango who confirmed it.

Mango said "I said are you sayign that because there's an African American male driving my 2 white kids, that he was stopped and pulled over and questioned and he said i'm sorry ma'am that's exactly what i'm saying?"

The parents said that their son attends his mentoring program and arranged for him tow atch the kids.

He FUMED that Corey was targeted for "babysitting while black".

The identity of the woman who called is not known.

Do you think the heifer who called police should be charged?

Corey and the kids -

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https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/10/09/20/4899610-6258049-image-m-39_1539114562922.jpg

Officer Doofus -

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/10/09/20/4899614-6258049-image-a-40_1539114570136.jpg

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Charged for what? This isn't Canada Duckbear.
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Lol, Georgia

People should probably stop calling the cops without even trying to figure out what is going on...
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I didn't know they let males babysit at all.

dedbus posted...

I didn't know they let males babysit at all.

It's a rare phenomenon that can happen if you're a male and are friends with the child bearers...
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LinkPizza posted...

dedbus posted...

I didn't know they let males babysit at all.

It's a rare phenomenon that can happen if you're a male and are friends with the child bearers...

At this time of year? Localized in your kitchen?

File this story under, "Why is this even news?" Oh, right, the racebaiting. Had it been a white person calling the cops on a white person or black on a black person, nobody would hear about this.

mrduckbear posted...

Do you think the heifer who called police should be charged?

With what?

LinkPizza posted...

People should probably stop calling the cops without even trying to figure out what is going on...

That might be an argument had the woman not talked to him first. In fact, the story specifically mentions that she was trying to talk to the girl to hear it from her (which, tbh, is sensible move if you suspected kidnapping -- and that's why the cops did it themselves) but the man wasn't letting it happen.
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Zeus posted...

black on a black person, nobody would hear about this.

Actually, I remember hearing a story about a black couple calling the cops because they thought a black boy in the backseat of a car was trying to rob the white ladies in the front seat. As it turns out, he was the grandson of one of the ladies. It was news for a little. At least where I was. It's still about race, but it was a black couple calling the cops on a black child...

Zeus posted...

That might be an argument had the woman not talked to him first. In fact, the story specifically mentions that she was trying to talk to the girl to hear it from her (which, tbh, is sensible move if you suspected kidnapping -- and that's why the cops did it themselves) but the man wasn't letting it happen.

Stranger Danger, I guess... Though, I probably wouldn't have immediately thought kidnapping, either...
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Zeus posted...

but the man wasn't letting it happen.

Personally I would be hesitant too about letting my cousin's kids talk to strangers. So I can understand that man's stance at the time.

LinkPizza posted...

Though, I probably wouldn't have immediately thought kidnapping, either...

Honestly, I would not have either if the children didn't look distress. Hell, there are some mix couples so it's not out of the norm to see children and adults of different/mixed ethnicity. A Japanese/Chinese American friend of mine is marrying a Mexican American (do we really need to keep saying American or we can just assume that person is American and of that ethnicity?) who already have two kids from a previous marriage so at a glance one might not think they're part of the same family.
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InfestedAdam posted...

Honestly, I would not have either if the children didn't look distress. Hell, there are some mix couples so it's not out of the norm to see children and adults of different/mixed ethnicity. A Japanese/Chinese American friend of mine is marrying a Mexican American (do we really need to keep saying American or we can just assume that person is American and of that ethnicity?) who already have two kids from a previous marriage so at a glance one might not think they're part of the same family.

Exactly. I see many interracial couples. And a good amount of them have children from previous relationships. Even myself. I'm not the same ethnicity as my BF, and he has kids from previous relationships. So, we look nothing alike and have very different skin colors. But if I was watching them for him, I don't think I would want to be harassed or have the cops called on me just because we look different.
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InfestedAdam posted...

Personally I would be hesitant too about letting my cousin's kids talk to strangers. So I can understand that man's stance at the time.

By themselves, maybe. But you're standing right next to them.

LinkPizza posted...

I don't think I would want to be harassed or have the cops called on me just because we look different.

But nothing in the story suggests that was the reason.
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Typical scumbag duckbear attacking the cop just for responding to a call. If anyone is worthy of contempt, it's the crazy lady who called the cops

Zeus posted...

But you're standing right next to them.

Hence hesitant. Depending on the demeanor of the person I might be more lax or put myself between the kids and the stranger.
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Zeus posted...

By themselves, maybe. But you're standing right next to them.

Some people don't like strangers ay all, though. Sure, you're standing right there. But if you don't like strangers, why would you or the kids have to talk to them...

Zeus posted...

But nothing in the story suggests that was the reason.

It's true that the story doesn't outright say it. But it does sound like that based on the what happened. That being said, we may never know if that was the reason or not...
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mrduckbear posted...

Do you think the heifer who called police should be charged?

Yes. I mean if someone is kidnapping the kids I don't think they would be so calm about it. I wounder would she have done the same if it was a white guy with two black kids? Probably not. She should be charged for wasting police time.
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Zeus posted...

But nothing in the story suggests that was the reason.

Well that's just not true. A police officer was called and determined that there was nothing wrong. She called the police on a man for no identifiable reason, so the motive must be irrational. Racism is irrational.
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Its not race baiting, the police were called because this man was black. Literally no other reason.

LinkPizza posted...

Zeus posted...

But nothing in the story suggests that was the reason.

It's true that the story doesn't outright say it. But it does sound like that based on the what happened. That being said, we may never know if that was the reason or not...

....again, the story is literally racebaiting so you're drawing your conclusions solely based on the races involved, which is a terrible way to go about it.

wwinterj25 posted...

mrduckbear posted...

Do you think the heifer who called police should be charged?

Yes. I mean if someone is kidnapping the kids I don't think they would be so calm about it. I wounder would she have done the same if it was a white guy with two black kids? Probably not. She should be charged for wasting police time.

...what?
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Cop did nothing wrong, was just doing his job responding to a call.

This isn't to say the basis **for** the call isn't/wasn't wrong.
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The cops are off the hook on this, but the woman is totes racist
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Zeus posted...

File this story under, "Why is this even news?" Oh, right, the racebaiting. Had it been a white person calling the cops on a white person or black on a black person, nobody would hear about this.

mrduckbear posted...

Do you think the heifer who called police should be charged?

With what?

With what? How about wasting the police's time when they need to be available to go to real emergencies. I could have sworn that calling in with false emergencies was illegal.
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GMArcturus posted...

I could have sworn that calling in with false emergencies was illegal.

Not defending the one who rang, but wouldn't that only apply to intentionally false calls?
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Zeus posted...

...what?

I can't be any more clear.
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Zeus posted...

....again, the story is literally racebaiting so you're drawing your conclusions solely based on the races involved, which is a terrible way to go about it.

Not really. We literally have nothing to go on. But based on the little information we do have, it does seem like that. So, I'm not trying to race bait, as you say. You're trying you best to pretend like it's not even an option, when it's the most likely answer...
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This one time I am sitting outside on my break at walmart and it was november I think. A woman is about to walk in, but sees me. She says "How long has that man been out there?" and points to a middle eastern looking man talking on his phone on the curb. Perhaps speaking a foriegn language but I cant remember. I saw the guy over there but otherwise wasnt paying any attention to him, so I told her I had no idea. She then mumbled something such as "well....its the holidays, thats all" which I didnt understand.

I have no idea why the woman asked me this when the guy wasnt causing any trouble, my guess is just unfounded fear, but I honestly dont know.

wwinterj25 posted...

Zeus posted...

...what?

I can't be any more clear.

And I'm not sure you could be any more ridiculous. Again, you're making suppositions based solely on race when -- if you recall -- Ducky previously posted a story about an employee who called the cops on a white dad because they thought he had kidnapped his white daughter given the way she was acting. And if you think something's going on you're *supposed* to call, that's how the system works. Countless kidnappings have witnesses who later admit noticing something a little odd, but they never called a cop.

Last but not least, kidnappers can be very calm, particularly if they've done this before. However, he wasn't very calm -- keep in mind that the woman came up, asked questions, and they got into a heated argument that made her more suspicious. Had he actually been calm, the situation might have resolved itself without the police being called. While the woman's fears were unfounded, at least she tried to look into the matter herself before calling the cops.

As for wasting an officer's time, even false reports don't seem to be taken all that seriously-- or, at least, when the matter is immediately resolved, that is. Years ago when I was working retail, I had a coworker who got into an argument with a customer over something. The customer supposedly told the coworker that he was going to get him and some time later the cops show up because the customer claimed that my coworker had threatened him and said he had a gun in his car. The cops searched the co-worker's car, finding no gun. They talked to whatever witnesses they could find and nobody heard the threat. So they asked my co-worker if he wanted to file a complaint or charge the customer with attempting to file a false report. Of course, first they pointed out that the coworker would need to show up in court (which might mean taking time off) and then, as my coworker explained, supposedly all the guy would get is a slap on the wrist anyway since he didn't have a record (and it's very likely that the cop might have been trying to talk him out of making a report since it'd mean filing more paperwork). As such, my coworker finally decided to not bother.

LinkPizza posted...

Zeus posted...

....again, the story is literally racebaiting so you're drawing your conclusions solely based on the races involved, which is a terrible way to go about it.

Not really. We literally have nothing to go on. But based on the little information we do have, it does seem like that. So, I'm not trying to race bait, as you say. You're trying you best to pretend like it's not even an option, when it's the most likely answer...

Except it's not the most likely answer and there's a pretty serious problem when people perpetuate the idea that it is.
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Throw the book at him.
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MICHALECOLE posted...

Its not race baiting, the police were called because this man was black. Literally no other reason.

Did you see the one the other day about the black guy who had the cops called on him for carrying a TV into his own house? Supposedly there had been a string of robberies in that neighborhood, but last I checked, robbers didn't take stuff INTO houses.
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Zeus posted...

However, he wasn't very calm -- keep in mind that the woman came up, asked questions, and they got into a heated argument that made her more suspicious.

The article say:
mrduckbear posted...

She kept screaming at him and talking to the kids like they were in danger and telling them to COME WITH HER but Lewis refused to let her speak with the girl

That sounds a little different from what you said to me, tbh...

Zeus posted...

Except it's not the most likely answer and there's a pretty serious problem when people perpetuate the idea that it is.

Except it is. We don't have all the info on why she did what she did, but it literally sounds like the most likely reason was because the kids were of a different race. It's pretty bad when you try to pretend like racism doesn't exist. I'm not usually the one to call racism, but I do see it sometimes. And it looks like that's the case. Of course, unless she admits it, we'll never know...
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Im sorry zues but if you call out to me and my lil brothers in the parking lot im not letting you talk to them ok?
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If someone told the kids I was with to go with them I'd probably call the cops on that person, tbh.

DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...

MICHALECOLE posted...

Its not race baiting, the police were called because this man was black. Literally no other reason.

Did you see the one the other day about the black guy who had the cops called on him for carrying a TV into his own house? Supposedly there had been a string of robberies in that neighborhood, but last I checked, robbers didn't take stuff INTO houses.

After you steal it from one house, you bring it into another house. >_>

LinkPizza posted...

That sounds a little different from what you said to me, tbh...

...and screaming certainly suggests a heated argument. People don't just go from zero to screaming and keep in mind that the story is told *solely* from the perspective of the guy who had the cops called on him. They never talked to the woman let alone even know her name.

LinkPizza posted...

Zeus posted...

Except it's not the most likely answer and there's a pretty serious problem when people perpetuate the idea that it is.

Except it is. We don't have all the info on why she did what she did, but it literally sounds like the most likely reason was because the kids were of a different race. It's pretty bad when you try to pretend like racism doesn't exist. I'm not usually the one to call racism, but I do see it sometimes. And it looks like that's the case. Of course, unless she admits it, we'll never know...

Except it's not. It's a fucking narrative that's perpetuated by wrong-thinking beliefs like this one until it's seen as the default rationale for any white-black interaction *despite* the same shit happening to individuals of the same race.

TheSlinja posted...

Im sorry zues but if you call out to me and my lil brothers in the parking lot im not letting you talk to them ok?

You really need to stop "adopting" lil brothers you find at parks and stores, ok?
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I rarely go for this vote but I would say in this case it's probably racism unless somebody has other details

Zeus posted...

...and screaming certainly suggests a heated argument. People don't just go from zero to screaming and keep in mind that the story is told *solely* from the perspective of the guy who had the cops called on him. They never talked to the woman let alone even know her name.

She might have. If she really immediately thought kidnapping, she may have skipped to screaming immediately. We don't really know.

Zeus posted...

Except it's not. It's a fucking narrative that's perpetuated by wrong-thinking beliefs like this one until it's seen as the default rationale for any white-black interaction *despite* the same shit happening to individuals of the same race.

It can happen to people of the same race or different race. I don't care what race she is. The reason I believe it has to do with race is solely because of the children and babysitting not matching skin tones. I wouldn't care if the woman was white or black. I still believe this had to do with race. Since we only have the details of this article, we can only make educated guesses with the info provided. And based on this info, it seems like it was due to race. I could be wrong. I could be right. But we probably won't know unless more information comes to light later... If any does...
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Zeus posted...

And if you think something's going on you're *supposed* to call, that's how the system works. Countless kidnappings have witnesses who later admit noticing something a little odd, but they never called a cop.

Yet based on the story she had no reason to think anything bad was happening other than the guy being black and the kids being white.

Zeus posted...

As for wasting an officer's time, even false reports don't seem to be taken all that seriously-- or, at least, when the matter is immediately resolved, that is.

She was still wasting police time regardless. You're essay changed nothing.
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Zeus posted...

You really need to stop "adopting" lil brothers you find at parks and stores, ok?

wow zoose you think because im black I had to have kidnapped children as welll, I see how it is
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https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/10/10/white-woman-calls-police-black-man-babysitting-white-children/

There's no mention of any other reason she might have thought something was wrong. IMO, it could have been either racism, sexism or both. It's commonly known that men are not nearly as trusted with small children as women are, and cases like this are often fueled gender. (Although I have a hunch some people wouldn't be as quick to shut down the "sexism against men" argument as they are the "racism" one..)
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I'm usually not one to jump to conclusions with news stories but this definitely seems racially motivated on the surface

Zeus posted...

That might be an argument had the woman not talked to him first. In fact, the story specifically mentions that she was trying to talk to the girl to hear it from her (which, tbh, is sensible move if you suspected kidnapping -- and that's why the cops did it themselves) but the man wasn't letting it happen.

I wouldn't let a racist talk to kids either.

InfestedAdam posted...

Honestly, I would not have either if the children didn't look distress. Hell, there are some mix couples so it's not out of the norm to see children and adults of different/mixed ethnicity. A Japanese/Chinese American friend of mine is marrying a Mexican American (do we really need to keep saying American or we can just assume that person is American and of that ethnicity?) who already have two kids from a previous marriage so at a glance one might not think they're part of the same family.

Yes.

TheGreatNoodles posted...

Not defending the one who rang, but wouldn't that only apply to intentionally false calls?

Calling the cops because somebody is black should be considered an intentional false call.

argonautweakend posted...

This one time I am sitting outside on my break at walmart and it was november I think. A woman is about to walk in, but sees me. She says "How long has that man been out there?" and points to a middle eastern looking man talking on his phone on the curb. Perhaps speaking a foriegn language but I cant remember. I saw the guy over there but otherwise wasnt paying any attention to him, so I told her I had no idea. She then mumbled something such as "well....its the holidays, thats all" which I didnt understand.

I have no idea why the woman asked me this when the guy wasnt causing any trouble, my guess is just unfounded fear, but I honestly dont know.

I would have told her something like "about 3 hours."

keyblader1985 posted...

https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/10/10/white-woman-calls-police-black-man-babysitting-white-children/

There's no mention of any other reason she might have thought something was wrong. IMO, it could have been either racism, sexism or both. It's commonly known that men are not nearly as trusted with small children as women are, and cases like this are often fueled gender. (Although I have a hunch some people wouldn't be as quick to shut down the "sexism against men" argument as they are the "racism" one..)

In this case it's 100% racism and not sexism. She didn't know he was babysitting them. It would be sexism too if she knew that.
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wwinterj25 posted...

Yet based on the story she had no reason to think anything bad was happening other than the guy being black and the kids being white.

Clearly she did because otherwise she'd call the cops on every racially varying group and there are plenty of them in Atlanta.

wwinterj25 posted...

She was still wasting police time regardless. You're essay changed nothing.

Deliberately filing a false report is a crime, just being wrong is not.

keyblader1985 posted...

https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/10/10/white-woman-calls-police-black-man-babysitting-white-children/

There's no mention of any other reason she might have thought something was wrong. IMO, it could have been either racism, sexism or both. It's commonly known that men are not nearly as trusted with small children as women are, and cases like this are often fueled gender. (Although I have a hunch some people wouldn't be as quick to shut down the "sexism against men" argument as they are the "racism" one..)

While I'm one of the first people to complain about misandrist policies, I don't see much basis to the excuse about males not being trusted as much with kids. And there was a mention of why she felt something was wrong in the audio, she mentioned having a "funny feeling." Again, if it was actually a matter of race, there are tons of black-white couples in Atlanta so she'd be calling the cops many times a day. The fact that she's not suggests that it wasn't a matter of racism.
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Zeus posted...

While I'm one of the first people to complain about misandrist policies, I don't see much basis to the excuse about males not being trusted as much with kids. And there was a mention of why she felt something was wrong in the audio, she mentioned having a "funny feeling." Again, if it was actually a matter of race, there are tons of black-white couples in Atlanta so she'd be calling the cops many times a day. The fact that she's not suggests that it wasn't a matter of racism.

If it was actually a matter of misandry, there are even more fathers than black-white couples in Atlanta so she'd be calling the cops many many many more times in a day. The fact that she's not suggests that it wasn't a matter of misandry.
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HelIWithoutSin posted...

Zeus posted...

While I'm one of the first people to complain about misandrist policies, I don't see much basis to the excuse about males not being trusted as much with kids. And there was a mention of why she felt something was wrong in the audio, she mentioned having a "funny feeling." Again, if it was actually a matter of race, there are tons of black-white couples in Atlanta so she'd be calling the cops many times a day. The fact that she's not suggests that it wasn't a matter of racism.

If it was actually a matter of misandry, there are even more fathers than black-white couples in Atlanta so she'd be calling the cops many many many more times in a day. The fact that she's not suggests that it wasn't a matter of misandry.

The obvious contradiction suggests there are different Russian trolls writing each of Zeus's replies.

They probably have a whole other team doing the research.
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Zeus posted...

Clearly she did because otherwise she'd call the cops on every racially varying group and there are plenty of them in Atlanta.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/3-poll-of-the-day/77097004/910550570
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