racial profiling
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Arizona Man Arrested After Being Caught on Camera Telling Black Man He’s in a ‘No N-Word Zone’
Having lived in Arizona for the last 17 years, I can safely testify that Scottsdale is the fucking worst. I’m currently apartment hunting and I haven’t even looked in Scottsdale because it’s, empirically, The Worst™. Think I’m being hyperbolic? Well, a Scottsdale man was arrested this weekend after telling a Black man he was in…
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San Francisco’s CAREN Act One-Step Away From Becoming Law and Holding Karens Accountable for Racist 911 Calls
Imagine an America where you can call the authorities on a Karen for calling the authorities on you just for existing while Black. San Francisco, Calif., may very well be on its way to that reality—or at least one where Karens and their Ken counterparts will be held accountable for their racism. In July, The…
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Iowa Judge Drops Charges Against Black Man Stopped for Jaywalking by Cop Who Waved for Him to Cross the Street
Charges have been dropped against a Black man who was arrested in Iowa City, Iowa, last year after he was stopped by a police officer for jaywalking. Based on police body camera footage, a federal judge decided that what the arresting officer purported to be a legitimate stop was really a clear case of racial…
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Prosecutor Says Amy ‘Central Park Karen’ Cooper Made a 2nd 911 Call, Claiming a Black Man ‘Tried to Assault Her’
Amy Cooper—the Becky of all Karens whose hit single “I’m Not a Gentrifier, I Just Shoo Away the Blacks a Lot,” who went viral earlier this year when she called the police on Black bird watcher Christian Cooper—made two separate 911 calls on that fateful day in New York City’s Central Park, according to prosecutors.…
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Black Jogger Who Was Stopped by ICE in Boston Speaks Out; Mayor and Lawmakers Call for Accountability
A Black man was jogging in Boston when he said he was racially profiled and stopped by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. After viewing video footage of the incident the man recorded, the city’s mayor and lawmakers are calling for accountability. 29-year-old Bena Apreala told NBC Boston that the ICE agents didn’t identify…
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Versace Executive Stopped in Beverly Hills Accuses Cops of Racial Profiling. He’s Right, but Wypipo Will Never Admit It
Here’s a question that I feel like I’ve been asking myself for as long as I’ve had a driver’s license: Why is it that no matter how minor the original offense, cops always ask to search for weapons and drugs after stopping Black people? To be fair, I have no concrete proof that this only…
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Black Man Told by Cop He ‘Looks Suspicious’ Because He’s Wearing an Expensive Watch
White people often think Black people are lying or grossly exaggerating when we tell them that even the simplest things make us look suspicious to police officers (and white people in general, for that matter). Go ahead and try to tell your un-woke white friend about all the times you’ve been racially profiled and watch…
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'You Don't Need to be Here': Houston Karen Calls Police on Black 2020 Census Worker
In today’s “Yep, water is still wet” news, a white woman displays her aversion to the very idea of minding her own business while a Black man can’t even do his job without a white person questioning whether he belongs where he is. In Houston, another Karen has gone viral after she was recorded harassing…
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'I Was Guilty Before Proven Innocent': San Antonio Man Speaks Out About His Wrongful Arrest and Racial Profiling
White people often don’t understand why Black people tend to respond so aggressively to police officers after being racially profiled. They watch a video of a Black man being detained for nonsensical reasons and daring to get upset about it, and they say, “If he would only stay calm and follow instructions, everything would be…