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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The story about the black Yale student is a simple case of mistaken identity.  This is not "walking while black".   Please don't even try to say that it is, because the "walking while black" is a real problem for other non-Yale students.  Trying to equate this lame story with "walking while black" trivializes the entire issue, and creates a strawman that deniers can easily knock over.

To the PP who said his white son was stopped similarly for playing "hide and seek", I have a question.  Was your son on someone else's property?[/quote]

Walking while black is a problem.  My son has been profiled twice in the last 3 months.  He was "profiled".  All 125 pounds of him.[/quote]

Yea, I am not sure why people argue like this is not a thing.  Happens to my 16YO son in our desirable MoCo neighborhood fairly frequently - walking to the store, walking the dog, etc. Police pull up and ask him where he lives and where he is going.  He has a state ID with his address and he shows it and they let him go.  He has gotten to the point where he wears his school sweatshirt so that people at least think he belongs there.  It irks him but I would not say that he is traumatized generally.  Although he did have some concerning things to say about the Trayvon Martin case.[/quote]

Will you please share the MoCo neighborhood you're in so the rest of us can avoid it? It's county police who do this?! [/quote]

Well, if I identify the specific neighborhood, some of my neighbors on DCUM will immediately be able to ID us.  But my son goes to one of the W's.  Yea, it is the County police. [/quote]

I was the PP who's son was approached for playing "hide and seek" and it was not county police... it was one of the city police officers. But somebody called. A little different than just being stopped for walking down the street. [/quote]

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