St. Louis teen "was wearing an ankle bracelet at the time he died

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83. I remember one instance ...

A couple of weeks before Christmas and I was shopping for my girl in a Macy's department store. Security was on me the second I walked in. Hair down to the middle of my back, fresh out of the shower, full length tweed overcoat, button down shirt, some kick ass slacks, and some shiny ass shoes. I was dressed to the 9's and most of that stuff was bought at Macy's. Most of the time I wore my hair pulled up or inside my shirt/coat ... that day it was all straighted out and in all it's glory, can't help but look at it.

Anyways, I did not find what I was looking for and as I left the security guard followed me out and asked me to open my coat as the real cops pulled up. They took me back in the store and searched me, of coarse found nothing, and when they were done I asked them if they had some scissors I could borrow ...

I cut up Macy's card right there for them and never did go back. Ever.

But yea, walking around, dressed as well as I could possibly be, fucked with 'cause my hair was long. Today I can wander through a store in dirty work clothes and no one gives me a second look ... straight buzz cut with grey hair and carrying a few extra pounds, long way from the crazy blond hair, gaudy clothes, and obvious attitude.

Profiling. It's a bitch. I was able to change the things that made me "suspicious" to those that had thoughts like that. A black person can not.