I was at a mall today in St. Louis and witnessed blatant discrimination by the police. First, a cop who was patrolling the mall walked right past my friend and I and asked three black teenagers behind us to open up their bags to check for shoplifting. Two of the guys had no bag, and one guy had a tiny slip bag on his back. This was obviously racially motivated; I could have fit a person into the purse I was carrying, and the cop didn't look at me for a second. Then as we were leaving, three black women were trying to enter the mall, and another police officer made them leave because he said they were underage and they refused to show ID (17+ age limit). The women were clearly 25+ years of age, and obviously furious, and when they tried to argue, the cop threatened to arrest them! My friend and I were in sweats, and looked about 13 years old at the time, and were never asked for ID. Who do I tell? The police are clearly not the answer in this case, and the mall doesn't seem to care...
2007-11-01
16:54:03
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yoellis
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