I keep reading all these posts and think back to when I was a kid growing up in the suburbs up north. We were all white and would be out just crushing around on Friday and Saturday nights and almost every night during the summer. We were teenagers. I cannot tell you how many times we were pulled over by the police for doing nothing. They would use some excuse as to why they pulled us over but what they were really doing was to see if we were drinking. I reflect back now and realize they were just going their job making sure we were not a danger to anyone else. When I was in my early twenties I was in California and got pulled over on my way home from work. It was winter and dark. One of the police officers stood behind my car with his hand on his weapon while the other approached my window. He asked me to get out of the car which I did and followed his every instruction. He asked me what I was doing there and I told him I was on my way home from work. After checking my registration he apologized for pulling me over but said my car matched the description of a stolen vehicle. So I can point to many times I’ve been pulled over and profiled because of my age. One thing though, I always did what I was told to do and answered them by saying yes officer, no officer and showing respect. Never had a problem by doing this.
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