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To: SilentZ who wrote (399859)	7/18/2008 12:20:59 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1578817

Yeah, I heard a story yesterday that in his first year of grad school in Vermont, an African-American was stopped by the cops 13 times And how credible is such a claim? I'm not saying it couldn't happen; I can remember when I lived in Dallas claims about blacks being stopped without cause when walking through Highland Park. But 13 times without any cause? Highly unlikely. If someone told me that tale, I would automatically discount it unless there were some evidence to back it up.

To: SilentZ who wrote (399859)	7/18/2008 1:29:08 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578817

Yeah, I heard a story yesterday that in his first year of grad school in Vermont, an African-American was stopped by the cops 13 times -- never charged with anything or even given a traffic ticket. It happens all the time in the most liberal of places.....unfortunately. I suspect it will take a bit longer aka decades before people get over their insipid racism.