Coppers ain't so bad...

it was being forum faineant. to idle to discuss at length where the line is drawn, and how it takes the individuals; the surroundings, and the details of the incident to decide if it was innocent or indecent.

True, you have got to judge each situation on it's own merits. (kick them all).

I have a relaxed view of life and tend to look for the good, but there are days when i am pushed to the end of my long fuse. the same incident would get vastly different responses from me in these cases. I have gone from appeasing the ego of a ignorant black youth to slamming a mans head in a car door.

I have never got this ? Why people need to point out whether someone is black or not ? And almost universally if crime is the subject then black people will be named as such ?

I am not calling you a racist !! Honest, it is not only you who does this, it comes up so often, and on this forum quite a bit (it is the source of the random parody 'racist' posts) - I just find it very curious.

The man whose head got squeezed, why did you not describe him as black also ?

Like I said, no offense meant, but it is a weird social quirk that puzzles me. They do it on the news "A black youth was detained by police" - why the hell would I need (or want) to know his skin colour ?

i would like to think the youth looked at the way i treated him and realised good people are out there and the mans whos head was smashed with the car door didn't pent up the anger that would have grown inside him!

It's a win - win ! ;P

I know Sam well enough to judge her reactions, I have also seen her worry the days away after she has overreacted to an incident. I have only appologised when i see it begin to flare, everyone has a catalyst - racism, religion etc etc

racist !

;P