Bernie Sanders to HBCU student regarding police: “respect what they are doing so that you don’t get shot in the back of the head”

[xbhaskarx]

HBCU Student asks @BernieSanders, "If I were your son, what advice would you give to me the next time I'm pulled over by a police officer"?

Bernie: "Identify who the police officer is - and I would respect what they are doing so that you don't get shot in the back of the head."

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[PlanetSmasher]

Well that's just a remarkably tone-deaf comment. Yeesh.

 

[nsilvias]

yikes

 

[Mitch]

CANCELLED

 

[Feep]

Comments like this are why it's impossible for me to go all in on Bernie, and why I'm a little salty AOC endorsed him.

All aboard the Warren train, everybody. It's time.

 

[skillzilla81]

Thanks, Bernie.

 

[Dierce]

And this is precisely why he has 0% of winning the primary, let alone the general election.

He needs to drop out and endorse Warren.

 

[Deleted member 18360]

Prayer prob has an equivalent success rate.

But on the other hand it's not like if you're black and want to avoid your extrajudicial murder that any practical advice actually exists...

 

[tsampikos]

Ah... make your child think its their fault for getting shot. What sage advice.

 

[Raxus]

Bernie really needs to improve his messaging with black voters because....yikes.

 

[Nappuccino]

If only it were that simple.

Seriously, where has he been for the last 100 years.

 

[NoName999]

When it comes to race, Sanders takes one step forward and 3 steps back.

 

[vestan]

seems a bit out of context but i get what he's saying. some people are gonna have a field day with it tho.

 

[TheOMan]

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[Kirblar]

He only got 25% of black voters in 2016 for a reason.

 

[captmcblack]

Nah, there's gotta be some kind of context for this statement.

 

[Radd Redd]

I disagree Bernie.

 

[Socialism Is Cool]

Nothingburger? Nothingburger.

 

[TheYanger]

Why would he be cancelled over pointing out that cops are fucking liable to actually do that shit if you don't bend over backwards as a black man?

He's not telling you to respect cops, he's saying that they're thugs.

 

[Jon Carter]

Isn't Bernie pretty damn popular with black voters?

 

[wenis]

What a fool

 

[nightstalker962]

I'll wait for more context, but yikes.

 

[Chie Satonaka]

I'm so fucking tired of him.

 

[SilentSoldier]

Once again, Bernie fumbles when it comes to speaking with black voters.

Let's go Warren!

 

[saenima]

Edit: after watching the whole answer i have no major problem with what he says, apart from using the word respect. I would rather he used the word understand in that context.

 

[Dream Machine]

Listen to the entire quote in the video

 

[Shaun Solo]

"But I would also be very mindful of the fact that as a nation we have got to hold police officers accountable for the actions that they commit. So to answer your question I would be very cautious, defend and know my rights, and make sure if possible that police officer's camera is on."

May want to throw the rest of the quote in the OP.

 

[KtotheRoc]

Yikes...

 

[xbhaskarx]

 

[R dott B]

Bernie never knows what to say to black voters. He will never be my choice.

 

[Deleted member 3294]

"But I would also be very mindful of the fact that as a nation we have got to hold police officers accountable for the actions that they commit. So to answer your question I would be very cautious, defend and know my rights, and make sure if possible that police officer's camera is on."

May want to throw the rest of the quote in the OP.

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Yeah, watching the entire video, I don't think he's victim blaming. It's still not how he should have answered that though.

 

[Lant_War]

Nice, another thread taking a quote out of context.

 

[SABO.]

Oh look, a sound bite that Era is going to take out of context and run with to suit their agenda against Bernie.

Americans truly deserve the America they have today.

 

[Kreed]

Nah, there's gotta be some kind of context for this statement.

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The whole video isn't "as bad" as the quote/the tweet removes most of his response.

 

[Shaun Solo]

The amount of bad faith responses in here is not surprising.

 

[Deleted member 42484]

Sounds like he is almost joking and making a jest that's underlying statement is that the police are dangerous, make mistakes, and it's an issue that needs addressing.

I didn't interpret it as a serious answer whatsoever, although it may have been a little tasteless.

 

[Deleted member 18360]

Oh look, a sound bite that Era is going to take out of context and run with to suit their agenda against Bernie.

Americans truly deserve the America they have today.

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yep.

 

[Strike]

I see that he still needs to work on that. That was a bad answer.

 

[Blue Skies]

I get what he's saying

 

[BDS]

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But the question was not "What should I do to avoid being killed by a cop," it was "What should I do if I get pulled over," which are similar but not the same. And just about every civil rights advocacy group says the same thing, which is to respond respectfully, (optionally) verbalize if you believe your rights are being violated, stay out of their way, get their badge number if possible, and then immediately contact a civil rights group when you can.

What advice would anyone else give? Providing advice for how best to safely navigate a broken system is not the same thing as endorsing the broken system.

 

[Heromanz]

HBCU Student asks @BernieSanders, "If I were your son, what advice would you give to me the next time I'm pulled over by a police officer"?

Bernie: "Identify who the police officer is - and I would respect what they are doing so that you don't get shot in the back of the head."

Video:

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Why didn't you Mention the other part of video in the op?

 

[mescalineeyes]

if you want to shit on the guy at least take 90 seconds to watch the video.

 

[Castamere]

Title out of context? In the video it seems like he's trying to say that you need to be cautious around the police so you dont get shot in the back of the head. Not so much that you need to bow to the police.

I mean respect in context is dont start screaming and cussing an officer out. Even if you dont respect the title, respect the fact that you have a person with a loaded gun who has the authority to shoot you in the back of the head, and that that needs to change. My take at least.

 

[Kitsunelaine]

Once again, Bernie fumbles when it comes to speaking with black voters.

Let's go Warren!

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At least he didn't answer with "Medicare For All" like when asked at the debates "What would you do to prevent Roe v Wade from being struck down in the courts". The sad thing is, I can actually imagine him thinking that a good answer in this case too...

 

[SpaceCrystal]

That was a dumb comment that he made. He literally said that it's the child's fault if they get arrested, & that suspects doesn't have rights.

 

[Twenty7kvn]

It doesn't sound as bad as the thread title made it out to be. This is regular advice for black people when dealing with cops.

 

[Quad Lasers]

A bit crass but it gets the point across.

 

[Deleted member 12224]

Is this the kind of thing that 2016 liberal Clinton supporter white people online will get angrier about than any other group.

 

[Sweeney Swift]

Was already not voting for him regardless of what he said, so by all means he can keep digging this hole by not shutting up

 

[Deleted member 431]

I get what he's trying to say but naw lol poor execution. The second half is a way better answer.