I remember being shocked when I found out that all of my Latin friends had been stopped and questioned by the police at least once in their lives – most for walking around with a backpack in a neighborhood where there had been “recent graffiti” and a backpack can apparently “conceal spray paint cans.” I still think this kind of behavior is completely unacceptable on the part of the police. It’s extremely offensive to hear that the police should be allowed to just put their hands on you when you are simply trying to walk down the street. But I… Read more »
I remember being shocked when I found out that all of my Latin friends had been stopped and questioned by the police at least once in their lives – most for walking around with a backpack in a neighborhood where there had been “recent graffiti” and a backpack can apparently “conceal spray paint cans.” I still think this kind of behavior is completely unacceptable on the part of the police. It’s extremely offensive to hear that the police should be allowed to just put their hands on you when you are simply trying to walk down the street. But I… Read more »
Literally a hundred times. I grew up in Brooklyn in the mid-90s.
First time I was frisked I was just thankful they didn’t to a cavity search on me (and no, not because I was hiding anything).
I like the guy who was hopeful the three guys who frisked him were plain-clothes officers because, otherwise, he just got molested.