huh?

to racially profile?

racial profiling is a very grey area...

yep, borked

like, that can't be the only reason..

if you are gonna use it, you only use it to observe if anything else comes out of it

it encourages cops to profile

you can't use racial profiling as the reason for the encounter, that's dumb and judges will toss your encounter as illegal

i.e. this area is generally very high in crime

well for using it as an indicator, that's valid imo..

or gang members wear these cloths to signal they are in the gang

where this is a high crime area and a black gang owns it, then a group of hispanics comes in wearing their gang style of clothing, you would be wary...

for me, i would take a slight deviation away >_>

who's more likely to commit a crime (in this case rob a convenient store), a grandmother wearing a Sunday dress or a 20 something (of any race) with a doo rag and baggy shorts?

or a well off person in a low income neighborhood stopping at a random house is rather suspicious in the middle of the night

well both or neither, but if the 20 something acts a certain way... i would pay attention

congratulations you profiled

awesome

Elderly actually do a ton of shoplifting

lmao

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doesn't matter

but if i reacted and did an encounter based on just that... then yea, i am in the wrong..

didn't get the profile

got lots of room in those granny panties

elderly people do steal

like they steal anything not bolted down..

they have nothing to lose

no one will send them to jail in most cases

once i saw an elderly stole a napkin dispenser in a restaurant..

juries wont convict, etc

I'm generalizing of course

Also they lead boring lives, and their brains are deteriorating making them make worse decisions

but still i would pay attention to both if the area is known to have shoplifting and they get hit daily

because it could also be a 9 yr old taking stuff because their mom is on the phone not giving a f about anything..

IF you saw a white person with a nice car pull into a house in a low income black neighborhood in the middle of the night that is known for drug dealing, then leave shortly there after, would you be in the wrong for stopping that car and asking whats going on? or is it reasonable suspicion?

^ you have to say, potential suspect left a known drug dealing spot :V

I used to get followed around stores and get dirty looks fairly often as a white person when I had long hair and dressed more like a skater.

no mention of race or socio-economic status

😄

i would be fucking screwed if i was a cop, i profile always..