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I take a lot of walks


I am a white male, 53 years old, consequently if I am walking down the street and a police car is driving along the street, I have nothing to worry about. Since I am not black or Hispanic, I could not be construed as looking or acting "suspicious", stopped without cause and asked for my identification and other such BS.

People may deny it, cops may deny it, but it's the truth...

COPS MESS WITH PEOPLE WITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE.

I work with a young Hispanic who can't count the number of times he's been stopped for WWM. (WALKING WHILE MEXICAN)

Every time I watch Cops I see someone being detained due to race rather than probable cause.

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I live in the city and have experienced just that a couple of times....except im white. Yup, i got reverse profiled. Both times the cops just pulled up along side of me and started asking me one pointless question after another as if they were fishing for some sort of "scared or nervous" reaction from me when all they got was me answering each question in a more irritated tone, then backing it up by saying "oh well weve never seen you here before"....last time i checked me being in a mostly black neighborhood while having white skin is NOT probable cause to stop me but i just complied with them since i didnt want em to arrest me for one of many trumped up reasons that they couldve thought of.

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I'm sorry, but even if it may not happen as much , I am white, no record,have never used drugs, and I have been car stopped and searched quite intrusively at least twice.

Do I like it when it happens? No, I am pissy, but it is life.

You want strong policing and the benefits of that?

Or you want the CLU and your bill of rights to protect you when the criminals own the streets?
Take your pick, can't have both, those who say differently are clueless.

So they pick on brown and black more?
Maybe so...if you get profiled, it's the same as if you are muslim and airport security look harder at you.

A. they are still protecting YOU
B. blame your Homies who give your race a bad name.

Profiling is utterly inevitable, white stereotypes black, and black stereotypes white.And liberals both colours are idiots.

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I'm sorry, but even if it may not happen as much , I am white, no record,have never used drugs, and I have been car stopped and searched quite intrusively at least twice.
I have been hassled for extra scrutiny TWICE at airports now.
Skinny middle-aged white guy.As best I can tell, I was 'profiled" because I looked a little stressed out and worried.

Do I like it when it happens? No, I am pissy, but it is life.

You want strong policing and the benefits of that?

Or you want the CLU and your bill of rights to protect you when the criminals own the streets?
Take your pick, can't have both, those who say differently are clueless.

So they pick on brown and black more?
Maybe so...if you get profiled, it's the same as if you are muslim and airport security look harder at you.

A. they are still protecting YOU
B. blame your Homies who give your race/culture a bad name.

Profiling is utterly inevitable, white stereotypes black, and black stereotypes white.
And liberals both colours are idiots.

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As usual, Tim, your memory is selective. There are many times whites are stopped for "no reason". Suspicious activity is suspicious activity.

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It depends on the area. In your area, Hispanics must commit the majority of recent crimes.

Better watch out, better start crying. Better hurry up, run and hide. Krampus is coming to town! >:)

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