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Things I learned while watching this movie

posted 18 years ago by kidpsycho_1999
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Life for perverts wanting to watch other people have sex before the invention of the home vcr/internet was really creepy

Random strangers will exchange clothes with you and lead ARMED police officers on a foot chase all for 5 dollars (Which actually might have been a lot of money back then)

Racist police officers will beat up innocent children, lie to the local media and shoot an unarmed black man for having sex with a white woman, but BY GAWD they respect the mexican border.

[–] kascha-klaussen 10 years ago

Back in that time period, disrespecting borders was a department wide violation that could get you fired. Shooting unarmed black men for having sex with white women was a department wide honor that could get you promoted.

What America did you think you were in anyway? This was the way of it in the late 60's early 70's.

[–] Adolan62-520-949845 10 years ago

Sooooo it was the same as it is now.

[–] joekiddlouischama 10 years ago

Racist police officers will beat up innocent children, lie to the local media and shoot an unarmed black man for having sex with a white woman, but BY GAWD they respect the mexican border.

... why is any of that hard to believe?