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2. Moreover, such flimsy criteria become routine. An innocent citizen can be subjected to this over and over

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 02:26 PM

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If looking Latino or whatever is enough to justify a stop, then it's enough to justify a stop of the same person the next day and the day after, certainly by different police officers.

Even the same police officer could likely get away with it, oh I didn't recognize you from last month. Can't wait for them to say they all look alike.

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Supreme Court's blanket acceptance of racial profiling [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday OP

Hardly "blanket". It's a temporary ruling and applies only to immigration roundups. Bernardo de La Paz Monday #1

Moreover, such flimsy criteria become routine. An innocent citizen can be subjected to this over and over unblock Monday #2