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Woman forced to watch 'Roots' to 'understand her racism,' Cedar Rapids police say

CEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Rapids man who was arrested Monday is accused of holding a woman captive and forcing her to watch “Roots” — a nine-hour miniseries that chronicles author Alex Haley’s family line from the capture and enslavement of his ancestor Kunta Kinte to the liberation of Kinte’s descendants.

Robert Lee Noye, 52, forced the woman to sit with him, at a residence in the 700 block of Second Avenue SW and watch the series “so she could better understand her racism,” according to a criminal complaint.

When she tried to move, Noye told her to “remain seated and watch the movie with him or he would kill her and spread her body parts across Interstate 380 on the way to Chicago,” the complaint said.

Noye faces charges of first-degree harassment and false imprisonment.

Source: The Gazette

Watch Roots for 9 hours or death. Tough choice.

 

[King of Foxes]

What's the deal with people named Robert being dicks.

This guy
Robert Mugabe
Bobby Roberts

 

[Lanrutcon]

If it had been the latest Ghostbusters movie, he'd be charged with cruel and inhuman treatment.

 

[GymWolf]

Are we sure that the culprit is not that nepenthe chick from reeeee??

It sound like something that someone oppressed with a 7% car loan could do...

 

[Macapala]

Did he atleast offer her some popcorn??

 

[RokkanStoned]

I love that on the picture the dude looks like a chill and fun guy.

Has he admitted to it? Does he have any relations to her? Seems like there's barely anything in the article and the whole situation seems so absurd that part of me gets skeptical. Then again, might just be mental illness.

 

[Papa]

I choose death

 

[ph33rknot]

Woman forced to watch 'Roots' to 'understand her racism,' Cedar Rapids police say

CEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Rapids man who was arrested Monday is accused of holding a woman captive and forcing her to watch “Roots” — a nine-hour miniseries that chronicles author Alex Haley’s family line from the capture and enslavement of his ancestor Kunta Kinte to the liberation of Kinte’s descendants.

Robert Lee Noye, 52, forced the woman to sit with him, at a residence in the 700 block of Second Avenue SW and watch the series “so she could better understand her racism,” according to a criminal complaint.

When she tried to move, Noye told her to “remain seated and watch the movie with him or he would kill her and spread her body parts across Interstate 380 on the way to Chicago,” the complaint said.

Noye faces charges of first-degree harassment and false imprisonment.

Source: The Gazette

Watch Roots for 9 hours or death. Tough choice.

Death please

 

[M1chl]

What's the deal with people named Robert being dicks.

This guy
Robert Mugabe
Bobby Roberts

Robert 'Bobby' Durst

 

[Bullet Club]

 

[H4ze]

That must have been very long 9 hours

I can't help myself but laughe at this ridiculous shit, people are crazy man

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Sounds like the Red Letter Media SW Prequel reviews, where that hooker is kidnapped and forced to watch AotC and is horrified by it.

 

[belmarduk]

That's a great idea to end racism once and for all!

 

[plushyp]

This reads like an Onion article.

 

[donfonzie]

What's the deal with people named Robert being dicks.

This guy
Robert Mugabe
Bobby Roberts

Robert 'Bobby' Durst

Bobby Kotick

 

[triplestation]

Replace roots with game of thrones

 

[buizel]

what resetera member was this?

 

[GymWolf]

what resetera member was this?

I talked about my suspect some post ago.

 

[OnThePathToWisdom]

..

 

[BlackOlivesMatter]

9 hours is a long time to watch some dumb ass shit, did he at least offer her some watermelon?

 

[lock2k]

Did he hand popcorn at least?

I would demand some popcorn and ice cream.

 

[Birdo]

Democrats taking notes.

 

[iconmaster]

If you bring this up to a progressive she’ll acknowledge that it’s awful but secretly she’ll be wishing she’d thought of it first.

 

[Schrödinger's cat]

If this happened to me, I'd make a point of being one of those really annoying people who ask questions all the time.

"Why did he do that?"
"But won't they get found out?"
"Can we watch that bit again, I wasn't paying attention."
"Why did he do that?"
"Will you pause it whilst I use the bathroom?"
"Can I have a drink?"
"Why did he do that?"
"Oh, I think I've seen this bit before"
"Wait, remind me - so this person is the mother - no, the aunt of.. ? What was their name again?"
"Why did he do that?"

 

[darkinstinct]

what resetera member was this?

Bish.

 

[South]

Surely in Clown World the Man can claim damages and the woman should have not acted like an entitled racist and listened to his 'truth'.
How dare she leave brain conditioning social justice learning to give her the correct worldview.

 

[Doom85]

I love that on the picture the dude looks like a chill and fun guy.

Police officer: Stop smiling! This is a criminal photo, you have to look drugged out, miserable, or bloodthirsty! No, stop having a good time! Aw fuck it, Jimmy just take the picture.

 

[plushyp]

Soon

 

[GymWolf]

If this happened to me, I'd make a point of being one of those really annoying people who ask questions all the time.

"Why did he do that?"
"But won't they get found out?"
"Can we watch that bit again, I wasn't paying attention."
"Why did he do that?"
"Will you pause it whilst I use the bathroom?"
"Can I have a drink?"
"Why did he do that?"
"Oh, I think I've seen this bit before"
"Wait, remind me - so this person is the mother - no, the aunt of.. ? What was their name again?"
"Why did he do that?"

Annoying while being servile, a shrodinger kidnapped person basically.

 

[RokkanStoned]

Police officer: Stop smiling! This is a criminal photo, you have to look drugged out, miserable, or bloodthirsty! No, stop having a good time! Aw fuck it, Jimmy just take the picture.

I mean, this is the norm:

All looking like either "fuck this bullshit" or "I fucked up".

While the guy in the OP looks like he's watching a sitcom while smoking a joint. "Am I arrested? This gonna be amazin'."