Profiling or not

[Rookie]

What was laughable was the way thr LEO described the reacher as "blunt object" while calling for back up. The reacher is commonly used by older people in the nursing home.

Maybe he was afraid of getting a titty twister.

 

[Sigblitz]

He was on his property. He produced a student ID. That was enough. The officer still wanted to run him but at that point it passed the test of intrusion and he just didn't give up.

Assuming this wasn't staged to get people triggered. It happens.

 

[JettaKnight]

A) I could do without the video's commentary.
B) Aggressively arguing with a cop is never a smart move.
C) Did the old dude in the sweater run a half mile to get there? Why is he panting?
D) It seems the officer decided to find a new career. Good for him.

 

[Sigblitz]

Correct, never good to argue. Unless you're making a video.

 

[Sigblitz]

It's not about picking sides, us or them, black or white. It's about wrong or right. And we have some good laws that doesn't pick sides.

I didn't see evidence of profiling. Not saying he was or wasn't, but there's nothing there that says so. It was more a pissing match of I proved I'm a student here and I'm picking up trash and I'm not going on your fishing trip. And he held to his ryytes.

 

[Kutnupe14]

It's not about picking sides, us or them, black or white. It's about wrong or right. And we have some good laws that doesn't pick sides.

I didn't see evidence of profiling. Not saying he was or wasn't, but there's nothing there that says so. It was more a pissing match of I proved I'm a student here and I'm picking up trash and I'm not going on your fishing trip. And he held to his ryytes.

Is it a pissing match when you stand up for you rights? And Obviously there was profiling, it just depends on the metric you wish to use. The officer saw the man, doing nothing wrong, and nothing suspicious, but the officer had a belief that something was astray. The question is, what was his reason to believe that?

 

[Sigblitz]

Is it a pissing match when you stand up for you rights? And Obviously there was profiling, it just depends on the metric you wish to use. The officer saw the man, doing nothing wrong, and nothing suspicious, but the officer had a belief that something was astray. The question is, what was his reason to believe that?

Standing for your rights.

And, no, I can't. Without evidence of racial bias, and I'm not saying there wasn't, it's not a pin that will stick. There was nothing said about race, unless I missed something.

 

[Sigblitz]

I saw it as I'm not giving you back control of the scene because right or wrong you challenged me.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Standing for your rights.

And, no, I can't. Without evidence of racial bias, and I'm not saying there wasn't, it's not a pin that will stick. There was nothing said about race, unless I missed something.

I would think that in many cases, people that racially profile, aren't too keen on admitting that they are racially profiling. I had a bunch of calls over the years, where people called in on other people, because of some bogus reason. Nobody ever wants to admit their own biases, and may even convince themselves that they aren't that way. This is true of any group, IMO.

 

[Sigblitz]

I don't think anyone called in. It was proactive policing, or harassment. Officer said there were past complaints of trespassing. That's something they can look at to verify to see which way it would go. Since he's no longer with them, it probably won't be pursued. If harassment, it makes a stronger case for profiling.

 

[Tanfodude]

I would think that in many cases, people that racially profile, aren't too keen on admitting that they are racially profiling. I had a bunch of calls over the years, where people called in on other people, because of some bogus reason. Nobody ever wants to admit their own biases, and may even convince themselves that they aren't that way. This is true of any group, IMO.

It's a fact.

 

[bwframe]

With LEO's treated as they are in a lot of places, let alone the continual accusations of bias, how long before our officers are all marginal?

Why would the best and the brightest even consider a career in law enforcement these days?