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Boom Sound 416

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24. Well my first question is

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 02:15 AM

Jul 2013

What is a legitimate racial profile? Because among other painfully obvious concepts you discuss illegitimate profiling.

Next where did I or anyone racially profile a white person? In my story? Because maybe we need to talk about space again.

"And for everytime a white person is picked up...thousand of instances...draw no attention". Yeah, I think I'm missing something there. Is a there a sentence missing, a qualifier of some kind?

And as far as my need to remind you that white people commit crime, again lets go back to space. The story is about not letting race cloud your judgment. To not profile. To look at the actions of someone and base your suspicion on those actions and the situational context.

Black adults and teens walk by my house all the time. Either solo or in small group. (I live near a middle and high school) What the hell do I care. They are just people walking down the street who couldn't give a damn about me or my house. But yes and dare I say. The day a black man pulls out a camera and takes a photo and stares at my house and then waits for me as I walk out and I give him the benefit of the doubt because I try to be a decent human being. And he answers my questions. And I thank him. That will be the day I DONT find him suspicious. and since we're taking about space. The day a fucking green Martian does the same thing and sees me coming but instead gets back in his ship and takes off. Yes. That is the day I find him suspicious.

And BET, really? It's 2013.

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You said Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #14

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