"Criming While White" meme goes viral on social media
A Staten Island grand jury's decision not to bring criminal charges against NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the Eric Garner case sparked a conversation on social media about perceived unequal treatment by police. The unverified claims were used to discuss perceived difference in how Americans are treated by law enforcement.
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Stopped for shoplifting at 14. Promised to attend some class about stealing, but I never went. No charges filed anyway. #CrimingWhileWhiteby whiskeydrank via twitter 12/4/2014 7:19:06 AM -
Got a fix-it ticket for expired tags once at a vehicle registration checkpoint. Hispanic guy ahead got his car impounded. #crimingwhilewhiteby saxdiva via twitter 12/4/2014 7:18:45 AM -
Watched a white guy get pulled over. Failed a breathalyzer and sobriety test. Cop parked his car for him and let him walk #CrimingWhileWhiteby KINGofKEENS via twitter 12/4/2014 7:16:16 AM -
A friend of mine got stopped for DUI. Cop found weed on him. Cop dumped it for him because "The DUI will be bad enough." #CrimingWhileWhiteby K via twitter 12/4/2014 7:14:07 AM -
cop caught me & another white friend smoking weed in a park, told us to take our "milk & cookies" into the woods instead #CrimingWhileWhiteby Emma Thatcher via twitter 12/4/2014 7:13:51 AM -
Cops called on us for playing with realistic looking pellet guns outside when I was about 12. They didn't shoot anyone. #CrimingWhileWhiteby Sean Gillespie via twitter 12/4/2014 7:13:07 AM -
Brother and his friend throw rocks off bridge onto highway. Cops: "Stop doing that." #CrimingWhileWhiteby Ryan via twitter 12/4/2014 7:12:48 AM -
driving stoned, got pulled over, cop escorted me home to make sure I got there in one piece #CrimingWhileWhiteby joule thief via twitter 12/4/2014 7:12:04 AM -
When I got arrested, instead of processing me they gave me a tour of the police station and called my mom to pick me up #CrimingWhileWhiteby DannyHMD via twitter 12/4/2014 7:11:46 AM -
#CrimingWhileWhite I shoplifted as a child. G,ma took me back 2 store 2 return merchandise & apologize. Mgr patted me on head & thanked meby shar76 via twitter 12/4/2014 7:11:28 AM -
As a teen, cops caught us egging. Let us off cause my friend wore a Doors shirt. "Love The Doors, now get out of here." #CrimingWhileWhiteby omeedboghraty via twitter 12/4/2014 7:11:15 AM -
'02 got in a street brawl in Annapolis. Cops physically separated our two groups & made us walk in different directions. #CrimingWhileWhiteby KayMarvin via twitter 12/4/2014 7:10:43 AM -
got caught shoplifting, was kindly asked to put the item back on the shelf and free to go #CrimingWhileWhiteby joule thief via twitter 12/4/2014 7:10:24 AM
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drug usage, underage drinking, public urination, shoplifting, laying in the street at night...cops never did anything. #CrimingWhileWhiteby Morgan Jenkins via twitter 12/4/2014 7:10:07 AM -
Smoking a joint, hear "Excuse me", turn around, 5 cops staring at me. Told me to think abt my life choices- that was it. #CrimingWhileWhiteby Laura Bridgeman via twitter 12/4/2014 7:09:58 AM -
Approached by a cop while smoking weed. Got told to smoke somewhere else. That's all they did. #CrimingWhileWhiteby Lin via twitter 12/4/2014 7:09:22 AM -
As teenagers, a friend and I took some CDs, left the store, alarms sounded, clerk sees us and says alarm must be broken. #CrimingWhileWhiteby Andy Pyburn via twitter 12/4/2014 7:09:08 AM -
Arrested @ 16 for drinking on causeway. No juvenile probation or service, officers consoled me while I cried, still alive #CrimingWhileWhiteby Brianne Gallagher via twitter 12/4/2014 7:07:54 AM -
Pulled over (in HS) doing 30 over. Cop sees my physics text, says "that tells me you're usually smart", lets me go. #CrimingWhileWhiteby blueeyedbuddha via twitter 12/4/2014 7:07:38 AM -
I stole a laptop when I was 14. They told me I was a good kid, with good grades and let me go. #CrimingWhileWhiteby DannyHMD via twitter 12/4/2014 7:07:32 AM
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Pulled over doing 80 mph in a town center, friend driving was too drunk to walk. Told to park the car and get a cab home. #CrimingWhileWhiteby Reinier van Ramshors via twitter 12/4/2014 7:06:37 AM -
Stopped for speeding an unregistered car with no plates and no license. No ticket or search. He just said: "Fix it." #CrimingWhileWhiteby Mikel_Jollett via twitter 12/4/2014 7:05:50 AM -
Halloween, 140+ mph, fell out of car in boxers, leather vest. No wallet. Pal puked. Escort drive home. Verbal warning. #CrimingWhileWhiteby godhammer via twitter 12/4/2014 7:04:53 AM -
played with a couple fake guns in a park with some friends. one got a call to his parents, nothing happened to me #CrimingWhileWhiteby Christina via twitter 12/4/2014 7:04:30 AM -
Pulled over speeding home night late to pick up mom. Cop escorted and called ahead let other officers know I was coming. #CrimingWhileWhiteby S-rank Bish via twitter 12/4/2014 7:04:05 AM -
Got busted drinking underage. Cops called my parents to come pick me up. No charges. Not even a citation. #CrimingWhileWhiteby Lin via twitter 12/4/2014 7:02:58 AM
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from 15-19yrs, i stood before judge a 3xs, received probation 3xs & never held any formal charges. that's the difference. #CrimingWhileWhiteby dani3ll3wakes via twitter 12/4/2014 7:02:45 AM -
Drunk driving, took a left on red, pulled behind a building, urinated. Cop catches me in the act, tells me to get lost. #CrimingWhileWhiteby Shawn Donovan via twitter 12/4/2014 7:02:30 AM -
Got ticketed going 49 in a 30. Went to court & prosecutor reduced it to a 25$ parking ticket. Told me to say hi to mom. #CrimingWhileWhiteby John Argh via twitter 12/4/2014 7:02:12 AM -
Pulled over for going 20 mph > speed limit + rolling thru 3 stop signs. Should've lost my license. Got off w/a warning. #CrimingWhileWhiteby Lindsey Harris via twitter 12/4/2014 7:01:53 AM -
Caught smoking weed, only the black kid had to put his hands behind his back and do a background check. #CrimingWhileWhiteby Hunter Lee🎆 via twitter 12/4/2014 7:00:34 AM -
stole from a store multiple times when caught i told them school was making me stressed. let me go with a warning #CrimingWhileWhiteby Victoria via twitter 12/4/2014 7:00:05 AM -
bought a case of beer, drank at the gas station while filling up. cops called, arrive and ck ids, made Us pour it out
#CrimingWhileWhiteby steve stone via twitter 12/4/2014 6:57:56 AM -
Walked through the park with tons of beer, underage. Cops stopped us to say that we'd been followed by some black guys #CrimingWhileWhiteby Samuel Dworkin via twitter 12/4/2014 6:56:28 AM -
Stopped for speeding, my top half covered in weed & an oz on me. Had to wipe it off and I was let go w/ the oz, no ticket #CrimingWhileWhiteby Queen Fargo✨ via twitter 12/4/2014 6:55:22 AM -
Got a 24hr suspension (no DUI) while driving 2x over legal limit w/ 3 black friends. I was sent home they went to copshop #CrimingWhileWhiteby Kristinnuendo via twitter 12/4/2014 6:54:55 AM -
Got caught smoking weed in 8th grade at school while on the premises, got a phone call to my mom. No suspension, no cops #CrimingWhileWhiteby Angi Hosemann via twitter 12/4/2014 6:54:48 AM -
My cousin was stopped for reckless driving & being under the influence, cop called me 2 pick him up, no charges filed. #CrimingWhileWhiteby Danielle Garcia via twitter 12/4/2014 6:53:14 AM -
Boyfriend & I were stopped due to illegal u-turn, in an unregistered car with plates from another car on it. No tickets. #CrimingWhileWhiteby okkimber via twitter 12/4/2014 6:52:40 AM -
Campus po came to dorm room full of weed smoke. Paraphernalia out. Told him we weren't smoking. Was skeptical but left. #CrimingWhileWhiteby Mike McGlathery via twitter 12/4/2014 6:52:04 AM -
Pulled over at 16 years old, speeding, w/ a case of beer in the backseat, some open. Let go, didn't even get a warning. #CrimingWhileWhiteby caitlindwarf via twitter 12/4/2014 6:51:49 AM -
Showed up at a party that was busted, cops poured out our beer and tossed our weed but no one was searched or warned #CrimingWhileWhiteby Trey via twitter 12/4/2014 6:51:45 AM -
A black man blared music in park & krumped: harassed by police. So I blared same music from my van, loitered: nothing. #CrimingWhileWhiteby littlepackage via twitter 12/4/2014 6:51:15 AM -
When I was 14, my mom was caught speeding in a school zone. Cop made her promise to buy me a video game as punishment.
#CrimingWhileWhiteby Connor Ward via twitter 12/4/2014 6:51:08 AM