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Originally Posted by Daradon
He's broken no law when they approach him.
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How do you know that? Maybe he didn't and if he didn't then play it cool, showing any sign of resistance - is not a good move no matter how little. the cops aren't going to spend the next several hours in a chat, it ends with getting arrested -
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Originally Posted by Daradon
That's all they need to know. Sure, the store owner was probably the most racist of them all, but that hardly gives them a pass.
Legally you are wrong. (Not saying that's what you are arguing, I know you're more making the 'common sense' argument) There is no reason or precedent for arrest there. You might feel it's ok to wave it away under the guise of 'hey that's reality, that's how things work' and that is precisely why Flash and I disagree. If that is reality, that's a bad thing for everyone. And if it's a reality for certain races, than that's profiling and racism.
Either way, it's wrong. Plain and simple. Legally wrong, and morally wrong.
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I don't disagree, but if it's wrong, what is right? Argue it out for the rest of the night until someone says "uncle" racial profiling or criminal profiling aside - a police officer does not know when approaching some one how it plays out - the worst is assume, until you prove otherwise - arguing isn't getting you anywhere - regardless of skin color.