Last night: Dante followed a suspicious acting youth and reproted him to authorities

[Dante]

Last night: Dante followed a suspicious acting youth and reproted him to authorities

Young guy was standing next to my nephew's motorcycle parked on street directly in front of my apt building. I was walking home with groceries and he seemed to hurry away (whatever that means) as I entered into crosswalk, a few houses down. Noticed he was acting suspicious, stood and watched him and then I saw him tag a few properties nearby. He did not see me watching him.

I saw my nephew coming out of the building and he laughed at my concern, but being a good citizen and neighborhood activist, I put groceries inside and rode one of my bikes, the beach cruiser bicycle, in the direction of the unsub, the perp, the little prick.

I saw what looked like him and got close, white kid with hoodie on and backpack...long story short, after reporting him and riding back home, I saw the real little bastard. He had long straight hair, looked to be latino, mid-late twenties, anarchist look about his dress, dressed in all black with backpack, cap on head, boots on, cocky swagger...reported him.

If he had been a black youth, would I have been accused of racial profiling by many here and elsewhere? The first youth was white non-Hispanic, the second was white Hispanic. Upon first noticing the youth I had no idea if he would be white, black, light skinned...

How is what Dante did any different than what George Zimmerman did with Trayvon Martin?

 

[ima]

Geez, time to move.

 

[Michelle420]

Racial profiling is the use of an individual’s race or ethnicity as a key factor in deciding whether to engage in enforcement

 

[Dante]

Geez, time to move.

Nah, a few months back (4?) coming home my block was roped off...gang shooting. Little kids killing each other. Week before shooting on subway platform and two shootings nearby. Kids will be kids

 

[Dante]

Racial profiling is the use of an individual’s race or ethnicity as a key factor in deciding whether to engage in enforcement

How do you know I didn't use race as a key factor? White and Hispanic kids tag the neighborhood. But you did not address a few obvious issues regarding what you know about my situation last night and what you know about Zimmerman's situation

 

[hortysir]

Racial profiling is the use of an individual’s race or ethnicity as a key factor in deciding whether to engage in enforcement

Did Dante, or Zimmerman for that matter, engage in racial profiling?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Sounds like you moved to a great neighborhood.

 

[Dante]

Sounds like you moved to a great neighborhood.

A lot like neighborhoods I grew up in, only me and my family and friends are not running this one

 

[Papageorgio]

So, you are a unemployed punk with nothing better to do than harass kids, that are minding their own business.

 

[Dante]

So, you are a unemployed punk with nothing better to do than harass kids, that are minding their own business.

let me see, a Saturday evening. Nephew over with his motorcycle parked in front of my apt, he getting ready to go out, me coming home with groceries...

go away.

 

[Michelle420]

Racial profiling is the use of an individual’s race or ethnicity as a key factor in deciding whether to engage in enforcement

How do you know I didn't use race as a key factor? White and Hispanic kids tag the neighborhood. But you did not address a few obvious issues regarding what you know about my situation last night and what you know about Zimmerman's situation

You didn't specify, I didn't assume.

So was race the key factor?

I addressed the information you gave us.

 

[Dante]

Racial profiling is the use of an individual’s race or ethnicity as a key factor in deciding whether to engage in enforcement

How do you know I didn't use race as a key factor? White and Hispanic kids tag the neighborhood. But you did not address a few obvious issues regarding what you know about my situation last night and what you know about Zimmerman's situation

You didn't specify, I didn't assume.

So was race the key factor?

I addressed the information you gave us.

You don't know if it was a factor or a key factor in my situation or in Zimmerman's situation. How could you unless either of us told somebody it were?

You did fail to address: If the youth had been a black youth, would I have been accused of racial profiling by many here and elsewhere? The first youth was white non-Hispanic, the second was white Hispanic. Upon first noticing the youth I had no idea if he would be white, black, light skinned...

How is what Dante did any different than what George Zimmerman did with Trayvon Martin?

 

[Michelle420]

How do you know I didn't use race as a key factor? White and Hispanic kids tag the neighborhood. But you did not address a few obvious issues regarding what you know about my situation last night and what you know about Zimmerman's situation

You didn't specify, I didn't assume.

So was race the key factor?

I addressed the information you gave us.

You don't know if it was a factor or a key factor in my situation or in Zimmerman's situation. How could you unless either of us told somebody it were?

You did fail to address: If the youth had been a black youth, would I have been accused of racial profiling by many here and elsewhere? The first youth was white non-Hispanic, the second was white Hispanic. Upon first noticing the youth I had no idea if he would be white, black, light skinned...

How is what Dante did any different than what George Zimmerman did with Trayvon Martin?

To be honest with you I have not posted or commented on the zimmerman/trayvon situation.

I have not invested any time on it.

I just looked at your situation.

Ciao

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Reproted?

 

[Rozman]

Geez, time to move.

I agree.
If you are walking and see one perp then a few minutes later
you run into another one...Might be time to move on down the road.

 

[Dante]

You didn't specify, I didn't assume.

So was race the key factor?

I addressed the information you gave us.

You don't know if it was a factor or a key factor in my situation or in Zimmerman's situation. How could you unless either of us told somebody it were?

You did fail to address: If the youth had been a black youth, would I have been accused of racial profiling by many here and elsewhere? The first youth was white non-Hispanic, the second was white Hispanic. Upon first noticing the youth I had no idea if he would be white, black, light skinned...

How is what Dante did any different than what George Zimmerman did with Trayvon Martin?

To be honest with you I have not posted or commented on the zimmerman/trayvon situation.

I have not invested any time on it.

I just looked at your situation.

Ciao

cool. I'm curious how people perceive things.

 

[Dante]

Reproted?

funny. it isn't not spelted dat way on another OP with exact same context. wonder if bait was laid out? make little sense? so does your being here and commenting this way

 

[Dante]

Geez, time to move.

I agree.
If you are walking and see one perp then a few minutes later
you run into another one...Might be time to move on down the road.

Downtown City living in America. You people need to get out more often

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Reproted?

funny. it isn't not spelted dat way on another OP with exact same context. wonder if bait was laid out? make little sense? so does your being here and commenting this way

One would think a troll could take a joke.

I didn't comment on the OP because I did not see anything worthy of comment. Did you?

 

[Papageorgio]

So, you are a unemployed punk with nothing better to do than harass kids, that are minding their own business.

let me see, a Saturday evening. Nephew over with his motorcycle parked in front of my apt, he getting ready to go out, me coming home with groceries...

go away.

So you are harassing kids, you need to get a life.