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<blockquote data-quote="AlexandraP" data-source="post: 3279711" data-attributes="member: 147473">The difference is that LEOs probably wouldn&#039;t be tailing you in an unmarked car unless they knew you were a criminal.&nbsp; They wouldn&#039;t then get out and tail you on foot in a suspicious way.&nbsp; They would be in a patrol car and if you were up to no good, you would know that and bug out.&nbsp; If they came up with their lights on, or squawked you, you&#039;d know why you were being followed and if you weren&#039;t doing anything wrong you wouldn&#039;t go ballistic on them because you&#039;d know that they wouldn&#039;t shoot you if you weren&#039;t.Exactly, how you tail, and how you approach the individual.&nbsp; Or he could&#039;ve kept his distance and just called the police and waited in his car for them to arrive.&nbsp; I won&#039;t disagree with you about having warning signals.&nbsp; However, the assumptions that go along with our society and how they affect our warning signals is an issue.&nbsp; It is hard for someone not to be racially motivated, especially with the common depictions of minority youth you see on tv, in music, and in the news.&nbsp; For the young minority youth that are sick of being harassed, questioned, looked at with suspicion, and everything else, my heart goes out to them too.&nbsp; Even if they are a straight A student with a clean record, somebody will suspect them of some wrong doing.&nbsp; That is a messed up part of our society that no amount of talk will change.&nbsp; People need to stop living in fear and learn to see people for more than their appearance or else we&#039;re all doomed(well you guys are, I&#039;m staying in Japan).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AlexandraP, post: 3279711, member: 147473"] The difference is that LEOs probably wouldn't be tailing you in an unmarked car unless they knew you were a criminal. They wouldn't then get out and tail you on foot in a suspicious way. They would be in a patrol car and if you were up to no good, you would know that and bug out. If they came up with their lights on, or squawked you, you'd know why you were being followed and if you weren't doing anything wrong you wouldn't go ballistic on them because you'd know that they wouldn't shoot you if you weren't. Exactly, how you tail, and how you approach the individual. Or he could've kept his distance and just called the police and waited in his car for them to arrive. I won't disagree with you about having warning signals. However, the assumptions that go along with our society and how they affect our warning signals is an issue. It is hard for someone not to be racially motivated, especially with the common depictions of minority youth you see on tv, in music, and in the news. For the young minority youth that are sick of being harassed, questioned, looked at with suspicion, and everything else, my heart goes out to them too. Even if they are a straight A student with a clean record, somebody will suspect them of some wrong doing. That is a messed up part of our society that no amount of talk will change. People need to stop living in fear and learn to see people for more than their appearance or else we're all doomed(well you guys are, I'm staying in Japan). [/QUOTE]

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