GTFletch
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Georgia Tech Football: OL Jordan Johnson Decommits over encounter with a GTPD officer
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11-29-2015 09:17 PM |
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Ole Blue
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RE: Georgia Tech Football: OL Jordan Johnson Decommits over encounter with a GTPD officer
Great job, GTPD. I hope that guy loses his job because of it - just because he said that. At least reprimand him and suspend. That crap is not okay. You should know better than that. Wow!
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11-29-2015 09:19 PM |
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RE: Georgia Tech Football: OL Jordan Johnson Decommits over encounter with a GTPD officer
(11-29-2015 09:19 PM)Ole Blue Wrote: Great job, GTPD. I hope that guy loses his job because of it - just because he said that. At least reprimand him and suspend. That crap is not okay. You should know better than that. Wow!
Based on what I've heard, I'm siding with the GTPD right now.
Posted on another GT board:
Quote:"I saw the whole thing happen. I sit in the Letterwinners club inside on the first row. The student section in the north stands is just below my seats. There were a number of people who were not students sitting in the row below. Two white Georgia Tech police officers came into that area and asked everyone who was not a student to leave the area. Everyone did except a black woman and two young black men (teenagers). Both of them were wearing recruit lanyards. One of them immediately moved his tag to his back where the officer could not see it. The officers approached and asked them to move. There were some ensuing verbal exchanges that I could not hear. All three seemed to be getting more and more hostile. The officers appeared to remain calm. The two recruits began leaving but the woman stayed. The recruits then returned.
One officer asked for identification. One of the recruits got his ID out and held it in front of the officer. When the officer reached for it, he pulled it back and put his arm behind his back. There was a heated exchange between them and the officer grabbed the recruit's arm and tried to lead him away. The woman was having a fit. At that point a black officer approached and talked with the white officers who then left. The black officer talked for a while to the three people. He then led them out of the stands.
The section for recruits is just across the aisle and all other recruits were sitting in that section. My thoughts were that the officers originally focused on no one. They simply asked all non-students to leave the section. Everyone else did. They only approached the recruits when they didn't move. They seemed to remain very calm in the face of escalating hostility. Things became a problem when the recruit decided to play hide and seek with his ID. The officer who interceded did the right thing to calm things down, otherwise the recruit would likely have been arrested.
I saw nothing inappropriate on the officer's part no matter what race the recruits might have been. No one was profiled or singled out. The recruits singled themselves out by not doing what everyone else did when asked. They acted like entitled jerks and were solely responsible for what transpired. Personally, no matter how good they may be, I would not want to see that kind of person representing Georgia Tech whether black or white. Sorry for the length of this post, but I feel an eyewitness account was needed."
So based upon that, yea, I don't want a guy that's an *** and who has been raised by an even bigger *** to represent The Institute. Positive outcome for all involved if that account is true.
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11-29-2015 10:40 PM |
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CardFan1
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RE: Georgia Tech Football: OL Jordan Johnson Decommits over encounter with a GTPD officer
The Officers were just doing their jobs. You can't correct stupidity and lack of respect on the recruits part. *** recruits shouldn't be acting cocky anyway.
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11-30-2015 07:46 AM |
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miko33
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RE: Georgia Tech Football: OL Jordan Johnson Decommits over encounter with a GTPD officer
Sounds like someone wanted to get in on the #blacklivesmatter bandwagon.
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11-30-2015 08:46 AM |
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CardFan1
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RE: Georgia Tech Football: OL Jordan Johnson Decommits over encounter with a GTPD officer
[quote='miko33' pid='12724710' dateline='1448891160']
Sounds like someone wanted to get in on the #blacklivesmatter bandwagon.
Clowns Abound !
(This post was last modified: 11-30-2015 09:18 AM by CardFan1.)
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11-30-2015 09:17 AM |
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RE: Georgia Tech Football: OL Jordan Johnson Decommits over encounter with a GTPD officer
(11-30-2015 08:46 AM)miko33 Wrote: Sounds like someone wanted to get in on the #blacklivesmatter bandwagon.
To be fair I don't think this was a #blacklivesmatter situation? Just men who shouldn't have listened to their lady situation.......
FlossY Out...
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11-30-2015 02:08 PM |
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Crimsonelf
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RE: Georgia Tech Football: OL Jordan Johnson Decommits over encounter with a GTPD officer
If a situation like this happened w/ decommits at a UofL game I would immediately suspect the cops were 'Blew'
...I do find it interesting that the poster who made the comments that were pasted above is automatically believed in his/her version of events. We believe what we want to believe, I suppose....
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11-30-2015 08:04 PM |
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RE: Georgia Tech Football: OL Jordan Johnson Decommits over encounter with a GTPD officer
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12-03-2015 10:24 PM |
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RE: Georgia Tech Football: OL Jordan Johnson Decommits over encounter with a GTPD officer
(12-03-2015 10:24 PM)GTFletch Wrote: News report below....Looks like the eye witness account posted above may not be 100%.....Report also states GT coach at his house trying to save this!!
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http://www.11alive.com/story/sports/high.../76628254/
There's usually three sides to every story. Your side, the other guys side, and somewhere in the middle is the truth.
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12-03-2015 10:59 PM |
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Crimsonelf
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RE: Update!
(12-03-2015 10:24 PM)GTFletch Wrote: News report below....Looks like the eye witness account posted above may not be 100%.....Report also states GT coach at his house trying to save this!!
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http://www.11alive.com/story/sports/high.../76628254/
I like your news-gatherin' skills!!
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12-04-2015 03:25 AM |
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