09-26-2016, 01:55 PM
What was the deal with the whole "this is a one of kind hat" thing? As if officers should see it and realize, "This isn't are guy, that's a one of kind knit hat, clearly made by someone for him". Are we saying that officers need to be so aware that they need to able to correctly identify a subject based upon the uniqueness of his hat?
The description was a back guy in a jacket and a knit hat. Unfortunately for him, he was a black guy in a knit hat. Perhaps he should be more upset with the other guy, who wore similar clothing, that actually committed said crime?
I mean, really what would you have them do? "Oh, you didn't do it? Your friend made you that hat and there's no other like it? Ok, see you later!" I sincerely doubt they had specific details about the intricacies of the suspect's hat, beyond type and/or color?
And by the way, the disdain pouring through the quote (paraphrased) "I'm not going to have a white woman come down and identify me. I'm sorry, but it seems rather hypocritical to complain about being stopped because you were black, even though you fit the description, and then in your public rant, resort to profiling the witness. Oh, she was white? Yeah, you can't trust her. Now let me get back to my point about how bad it is to profile people based on skin color... I mean, what the actual ****?
Banannaland.
The description was a back guy in a jacket and a knit hat. Unfortunately for him, he was a black guy in a knit hat. Perhaps he should be more upset with the other guy, who wore similar clothing, that actually committed said crime?
I mean, really what would you have them do? "Oh, you didn't do it? Your friend made you that hat and there's no other like it? Ok, see you later!" I sincerely doubt they had specific details about the intricacies of the suspect's hat, beyond type and/or color?
And by the way, the disdain pouring through the quote (paraphrased) "I'm not going to have a white woman come down and identify me. I'm sorry, but it seems rather hypocritical to complain about being stopped because you were black, even though you fit the description, and then in your public rant, resort to profiling the witness. Oh, she was white? Yeah, you can't trust her. Now let me get back to my point about how bad it is to profile people based on skin color... I mean, what the actual ****?
Banannaland.
