Some time last year I was walking to my apartment from the grocery store and on the way home I was stopped because I matched the description of someone who had just robbed a car. The cop requested my ID and asked me what I was doing. I told him I didn't have my ID on me because my wife just wanted me to get her ice cream so that's what I was doing (showed him the ice cream), and brought just a tiny bit of cash for it. I didn't even have the receipt for the ice cream because I threw it away like I usually always do. t said you are more than welcome to come back to my apartment and I can show you my ID if you wish. He let me go without ever really verifying who I was. I truly do sometimes wonder if I was black, or had shitty clothes, or some factor triggering bias, how that same event could have happened.

This post was edited by iMMze on Oct 22 2014 02:02pm

You would have resisted arrest and assaulted a police officer, 10 minutes after your death.

More likely undergo a bit more questioning and then let free.

Well, if being black or having shitty clothes on matched the description of the suspected robber, you may have faced more questioning. Otherwise, it basically comes down to the attitude you give the cop.

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This post was edited by bitg_pj on Oct 22 2014 02:11pm

description was a brown guy and im brown. not sure about clothes

At least they had video footage which can prove his innocence, i know alot of stories where someone spends 20 years in jail because he "fit the description"
Eyewitness testimony is foggy at best , especially during moments of high stress - really all they remember is their basic instinct.

Do you have any of these 'stories' to hand... sounds like hearsay to me.

e/ unless u live in china or something.

This post was edited by Scaly on Oct 22 2014 04:12pm

People need to challenge "fit the description" more often, and on the spot.

I'm glad I'm white.