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darkgrendel
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Bite me! ..it's fun.
May 1999 time: 23:29
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quote: Originally posted by Japher
So, if as I a cop, I see a black man ranging from 4 to 6 feet, that may or may not have dreads, I have a good reason to stop them, or question them... right!?
Man, they should just keep such a generic description of a suspect up all the time, and then they can never be slapped with RP again! Oh, wait they already do... |
Um, no, it said from 5'9" to 6'- pretty small window, there, don't you think? And yes, it's a Bad Thing when race is the only determining factor in whether or not someone is questioned about criminal activity, obviously, but that doesn't mean it should be ignored. The police should use every piece of information available to them, as has already been said- would you rather they'd just said he was a guy that was somewhere close to 6 feet tall, and with or without dreadlocks? Yeah, that makes tons of sense.
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Kidicious
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Diety of Kidiverse
Mar 2003 time: 21:29
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quote: Originally posted by darkgrendel
Um, no, it said from 5'9" to 6'- pretty small window, there, don't you think? And yes, it's a Bad Thing when race is the only determining factor in whether or not someone is questioned about criminal activity, obviously, but that doesn't mean it should be ignored. The police should use every piece of information available to them, as has already been said- would you rather they'd just said he was a guy that was somewhere close to 6 feet tall, and with or without dreadlocks? Yeah, that makes tons of sense. |
I wouldn't even be suprized if the rapist wasn't black. People get scared and they don't really see ****, but they know they are afraid of being raped by black guys.
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darkgrendel
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Bite me! ..it's fun.
May 1999 time: 23:29
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The point remains that law enforcement should be able to use whatever identifying information regarding the suspect is available. Yes, that's pretty broad in this case, but on the other hand throwing in the "black" bit stops them questioning every 5'9"-6' male with or without dreadlocks that they might happen to see. And I'd feel the same way whether the guy in question was black, white, asian, what-have-you- the point is that the information can be used to narrow the search.
If the guy wasn't actually black, as has been suggested, then that's definitely problematic. However, the issue there lies with the woman misidentifying the rapist, not with the police- who are doing their job to the best of their ability, going off the information they've been given.
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