"Now is not the right time to wear a hoodie"

[The Straight Story]

Police inundated with reported sightings of Christopher Dorner

...

Pasadena bail bondsmen Ishmael Trone urged law enforcement officers and black men to be cautious while Dorner remains on the loose.

"You can't recklessly stop African Americans," Trone said. "We still have to insure that citizens believe the police are there to protect and serve. We should not ignite fear in the African American community."

With tensions running high, Trone said black men should avoid even the most banal confrontations with the police.

"Make sure you have your identification make sure you cooperate with the police; now is not the right time to wear a hoodie," Trone said.

And the threat from amped up police officers extends beyond the black community. Two Latina women in Torrance were shot by officers who thought their car looked like the one driven by Dorner. The car did not match the description.

http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_22548779/numerous-false-sightings-christopher-dorner-reported-across-southern

[nc4bo]

1. Even with innocent citizens taking appropriate precautions, they run the risk of being shot first

and being questioned last.

Black men over the age of 12, just stay indoors to avoid trigger happy popo.

[kestrel91316]

6. When LAPD shoots first, generally there isn't enough tissue left

to ask any questions of.

[jberryhill]

2. Mandatory background checks for hoodie purchases

Oy

[libtodeath]

3. Can it be said that the LAPD is a rampaging bunch of racist thugs?

advicing people not to look "black" is somehow acceptable?

[yardwork]

4. What if the only jacket a person has is a hoodie?

This is a serious question. The "authorities" put out these warnings as if everybody has a spare tan jacket that they can pull out of their suburban closet and wear instead of their hoodie. Lots of people only have one coat - a hoodie. Lots of people have to go out in the evening because their jobs require it. It's not so easy to simply stop looking like a black man in a hoodie if you happen to be a black man who wears a hoodie.

This kind of thing really irritates me.

[niyad]

5. your points are most valid. the "authority" in this case is a bail bondsman??

[yardwork]

15. I don't know why but it reminds me of being in elementary school.

Same kind of attitude.

How are you, friend? I'm sending you a heart!

[niyad]

16. THANK YOU for my heart!!

doing okay here, waiting for snow. how are you doing?

[yardwork]

17. Doing well, thank you. No snow. Take care of yourself!

[Duer 157099]

13. No kidding.

It's like telling the people of NOLA to get in their SUVs and leave town before Katrina.

[yardwork]

14. It's exactly like that. Same kind of clueless condescension. Annoys the hell out of me.

[Duer 157099]

18. Yep. Or

telling poor people they are poor because they don't save any money.

[yardwork]

20. Yes, it sums up the attitude of Republicans toward everybody else. Selfish and narrow-minded.

Totally lacking in imagination or empathy. Morally bankrupt.

[gollygee]

7. They're blaming this on people wearing hoodies?

Like if you're wearing a hoodie, it isn't their fault if you get shot?

How about if they be more careful?

[JaneyVee]

8. How about instead now's not the time to shoot at people without properly ID'ing them.

And even then, handcuffs, use them.

[socialist_n_TN]

9. Way to "Protect and Serve" LAPD........

What about old white guys who wear hoodies? This shit REALLY gets on my nerves. These fuckers think they can shoot anybody they please because they're "on edge". What bullshit. If you hadn't made an enemy of almost every segment of the Los Angeles population, you might get more sympathy.

[2pooped2pop]

10. wow, driving while black just stepped up another notch.

Being black with a hoodie (or apparently Asian, old ,and delivering papers) could cause the police to shoot you.

[laundry_queen]

19. I suppose Zimmerman should've applied with the LAPD - he'd have fit right in. nt

[flamingdem]

11. Yesterday I saw a man fitting Dorner's description more or less

sitting on the curb while cops - three cop cars with lights flashing - searched his Mercedes. He seemed calm enough and was telling the cops how to disassemble his trunk to look further, from what I could tell.

[flamingdem]

12. Adding: this was in West Los Angeles

so they're throwing a wide net

[RedCappedBandit]

21. Basically confessing they're a bunch of racist thugs.

Incompetent ones, at that.

[Earth_First]

22. This is FUCT.

Unbelievable.