Shaquille O’Neal Says “Showing Respect” Will Stop A Cop From Shooting You...
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Shaquille O’Neal is treading on dangerous, “this guy isn’t very woke at all” territory. According to the NBA legend, he would never get shots by a copy because he always shows respect to the authorities.
For the moment, let pretend that being a 7? tall, easily recognizable NBA legend doesn’t give you an advantage when trying to avoid the f*ckery of a nervous, ego tripping, trigger happy cop.
In an interview with Esquire, Shaq discussed bridging the divide between cops and communities they patrol:
You seem to have a lot of respect and admiration for police. I remember that videoof you going to play basketball with that cop in Florida. Do you think you have a role to play, sort of bridging that divide between police and communities?
Yeah. And one way to bridge the divide is for the media not to portray it as “all.”All police ain’t bad, just like all athletes ain’t bad. Just like all guys in your line of business ain’t bad. We all have the letter of the law to follow. And if you don’t follow that, it shouldn’t always be a reflection of who you work for or who you’re with. Are there some bad policemen? Of course. Guaranteed there are. And hopefully they’re tried and brought to justice.
I would just like to have it re-worded, and talked about in a different manner. And if we as people show respect to one another, we can accomplish a lot. Because guess what? This world is growing, and nobody’s going anywhere. So you have to learn how to respect and tolerate each other. The ones who know how to respect and tolerate each other are the ones that live better and more peacefully.
And then you also have to have understanding. As an African-American male, I understand. I’ve been through it. As a police officer, I understand. I’ve been through it. I understand people. I listen. We’re not put on this Earth to change people’s minds—we just have to listen to them.
Actually, saying the media portrays all cops as bad is highly debatable. Also, one of the biggest issues Black people have with the police is the fact they have historically been shown to be rarely held accountable for their illegal actions—read: murdering unarmed Black people (see: the cop who killed Eric Garner getting multiple pay raises).
So what do you tell a dead man who was gunned down despite being respectful (see: Philando Castile), Shaq?
We’d already been giving Shaq the side eye thanks to his “I would never do that” commentary on Colin Kaepernick. Are we going to have to cancel the big man?
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What a ?
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Countless videos and lawsuits show otherwise. Rich ? need to just sit these convos out.
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What if you get shot before you can show respect?
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These ? are white entertainers so they don't feel what we feel. He's one of the "good ones" so he cant relate. Which cop finna bust The Big Aristotle in his ? ?
Sad the only one repping is a woke white ? on his knees. I hope the world ? burns. I hate it. -
Somebody needs to find a step ladder and smack the living ? out this ? . I'm ? tired of these out of touch rich ? and their affluent opinions.
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"The ones who know how to respect and tolerate each other are the ones that live better and more peacefully."
MLK disagrees -
Black people have so many rats in our ranks it ridiculous....it's almost like we like being subjugated
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Black people have so many rats in our ranks it ridiculous....it's almost like we like being subjugated
The game been rigged fam. -
This is how we used to dressed every single day.
My granddad didn't even own a pair of jeans. If they weren't slacks he wasn't wearing them.
That "if you just pull your pants up and show some respect" line is ? . -
Shacoon Smh
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Smh.
Of course he takes this stance b/c technically he is a cop. -
Shaq trying hard to win ? of the year
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eastbay510 wrote: »Shaq trying hard to win ? of the year
Fortunately, this ? made Uncle Tom ass sell out muthafucka has
not only ? , Uncle Tom, and ? Made ? of the Year for 2016 locked up, but he's probably also won ? , Uncle Tom and ? Made ? of the Decade. You'd probably have to go to the D.R. or Brazil for find a bigger ? , Uncle Tom and bigger ? made muthafucka than that hella dead ? . -
Shaq can go ? himself!
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1. That's not QUITE what the man said. But close enough.
2. We gotta stop putting ANY stock in uninformed comments about race when they come from famous black people who have been rich LONGER than they were poor and have been having their ? kissed by white people longer than they haven't been. -
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Recaptimus_Prime360 wrote: »Smh.
Of course he takes this stance b/c technically he is a cop.
Nah he's been like this but he has been more vocal do joining though. -
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It's funny how these 7 footers are big bad tough guys on the court, and when it comes to battling blatant white supremacy, they turn into straight ? . Let's get some perspective here, again. This dude is known for playing with a ball; a ? ball. Do not expect these idiots to say anything profound or admirable just because they're famous.
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All these rich ? are on some "I'm good so ? y'all" ? . Being beloved by whites for so many years has a euphoric effect on them. They don't see racism, they don't see Injustice all they see is smiling faces and their bank accounts
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