Helpless as my son, 13, was profiled, cuffed

[Tigress DEM]

66. Police really should be trained in seeing beyond color to the attitudes that present themselves.

I live in Minneapolis and we are VERY cosmopolitan. I see groups of kids of various colors and stripes - as a Mom and a Grandma, I can see the trouble makers even in groups of well behaved kids.

Some times it's a lighter version, like the kid who is really hyper and just looking to allieviate boredom that is going to find trouble instead. Some times it's the kid who likes to see other people do stupid stuff to be accepted and will push others to shop lift and such.

Where I do have some problems is with the banter that can be very ugly sounding but not mean much of anything. Then I will watch for a bit and see if it's for show or if it's meaning something ugly.

But I have to say that an honor student of any stripe would have a heck of a time passing for a thug out here. Ironically, they still get profiled and even shot by the police.