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Re: In Michigan you can now be stopped by the police if you're black and walking with hands in your pockets, at least that was the excuse used by an officer who stopped a guy in broad daylight... 

By: oldCADuser in FFFT3 | Recommend this post (1)
Wed, 03 Dec 14 6:55 AM | 42 view(s)
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Yes, I think I do recall it. If I remember correctly. he was quite adamant and outspoken about the ID issue, that is not having to carry one as a right afford all US citizens in their own country particularly when simply walking around their own neighborhood.




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Re: In Michigan you can now be stopped by the police if you're black and walking with hands in your pockets, at least that was the excuse used by an officer who stopped a guy in broad daylight...
By: wilful in FFFT3
Wed, 03 Dec 14 6:11 AM 		Msg. 05388 of 65535

Back a few decades, in San Diego, we had a black guy that was stopped by police several times and questioned and asked for ID. He eventually became something of a celebrity and was known as "The Walking Man". He did not carry ID - as he would point out to the police - the law did not require it. He was actually transported to the police station the first couple times, but quickly released. At the time, all the news media reported each time he was stopped. This was all before cell phones, internet, etc. He walked exclusively in La Jolla, a wealthy, mostly white suburb of San Diego. The reason why he walked in La Jolla was because - -
that is where he lived.

OCU may remember this if he was living in SoCal at the time.

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