r/TikTokCringe • u/New_Libran • 26d ago

Discussion The easiest $30k this guy ever made

On October 26, 2022, the judge ruled that Walden's contact with Land should have ended when it became clear that Land was not sleeping in the park or in need of assistance, and that the city was not responsible for Walden's actions.

On November 22, 2022, the city settled the lawsuit for $30,000.

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u/Famous-Rain8703 26d ago

Black people been trying to tell y'all about this behavior forever and now it's affecting white folks so it's a problem

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u/mouseat9 26d ago

My mother who was a boomer, once said to me as a wee lad. “What ppl dont understand, is that if we allow them(blacks) to be treated that way; we will all end up treated that way.” Didn’t understand fully til decades later

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u/Sea-Value-0 26d ago

What backwards folks think instead is: if we dont look the other way while they treat them that way, then we'll be next. They're happy to throw others under the bus to ensure their own safely. All we ever needed to do was to band together.

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u/thegrumpymechanic 26d ago

"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - LBJ