# The video "Racism in the car" **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 7, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-video-racism-in-the-car/646298 "2013-01-07T00:49:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheCrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a6a055/32.png) [@TheCrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCrow)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-video-racism-in-the-car/646298/1 "2013-01-07T00:49:40Z")
Towards the end of [the video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=9ZUHCLtnYFQ) the guy calls the police. Why? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-video-racism-in-the-car/646298/2 "2013-01-07T01:01:09Z")
> [@TheCrow](#): > > Towards the end of [the video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=9ZUHCLtnYFQ) the guy calls the police. Why? Because idiots shouldn’t have cars. If they do, they should be harassed by the police as often as possible. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-video-racism-in-the-car/646298/3 "2013-01-07T01:13:29Z")
He does it so that the cops will stop her. It’s revenge for her not being nice. ---
**Author:** ![TheCrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a6a055/32.png) [@TheCrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCrow)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-video-racism-in-the-car/646298/4 "2013-01-07T01:21:43Z")
Hmm. OK, I got it. But there is something that I am obsessed with. For what is he calling the police? What is his complaint? As far as I know, you have to mention what’s wrong and what’s your complaint when you call the police. (I have never called the police. Please forgive my ignorance) Let’s say I call the police just for the sake of disturbing my friend. I say he’s robbing the store (while he’s shopping in the store) Police comes and finds nothing wrong with him and store. So, will the police not punish me because I called them for nothing real. They have my number which I’ve used to call them. Police should punish me because I have kept the police busy with a fake call. ---
**Author:** ![LinusK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-video-racism-in-the-car/646298/5 "2013-01-07T01:43:54Z")
What an asshole. Didn’t occur to him that she rolled her window because he’s a man, not because he’s black? Also, fake-calling the cops is a crime. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-video-racism-in-the-car/646298/6 "2013-01-07T03:16:24Z")
> [@LinusK](#): > > What an asshole. Didn’t occur to him that she rolled her window because he’s a man, not because he’s black? This just trades one bigotry for another. > [@](#): > > Also, fake-calling the cops is a crime. True. Obviously, this video isn’t a realistic suggestion as to how to behave in life. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-video-racism-in-the-car/646298/7 "2013-01-07T03:19:12Z")
> [@TheCrow](#): > > For what is he calling the police? What is his complaint? It’s in the video: He’s claiming the car she’s driving is stolen. He’s accusing her of having stolen the car. > [@](#): > > So, will the police not punish me because I called them for nothing real. Yes, they will: If they can find you and have some reasonable reason to believe you made the call, they’ll likely arrest you for making a false emergency call, which is against the law. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2013, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-video-racism-in-the-car/646298/8 "2013-01-07T05:17:33Z")
“Typical black man wasting police resources” was the general youtube reaction, meaning it’s not one of their more successful skits. It’s actually a series of anti-racism flicks. My favorites are the elevator scene, the blind date, and Kwanzaa.