Caught walking while Black

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(11-05-2015, 02:29 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Racial profiling is real.  It has been proven.  As long as police departments still get busted for racial profiling minorities are going to be curious every time they come in contact with the police when they have done nothing wrong.


Seriously, how can you blame minorities for be suspicious of police when it is proven that some of them engage in racial profiling?  It is like dating a woman who has been caught cheating on you before.  She may not be cheating on you every time she does not come home when she is supposed to, but you can't help but suspect that she might be.

This is true, but it still doesn't mean you should berate the cop or mistreat him or her with a huge lack of respect. 

If a cop pulls you over for "driving while black." Reman calm and respectful and the only things you'll suffer are a little bit of wasted time and probably some minor negative psychological effects which is better than a possible beat down and time in handcuffs and possibly prison time (even if it's just a holding cell) and a court date.