re: White Woman Lists The Microaggressions She & Black Husband Encounter

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I had a night job at Canes and I got pulled over constantly on the interstate because I was a young male driving a Mustang. It was painfully obvious they wanted to make sure I was sober.

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This. I'm a young(ish) white male that also happens to be a federal law enforcement officer; because of my job, I sometimes work and drive in the middle of the night at all hours.

Back when I had my Challenger R/T with big wheels and red stripes down the side, I would get pulled over ALL. THE. TIME. at night for no reason. I got pulled over once for doing 66 in a 60 ON THE INTERSTATE.

I've known dozens of local and state LEOs through working along side them, and they'll be the first to tell you they profile the car itself more than anything.

People also don't realize it's extremely tough to determine someone's race as they drive by at high speed during the day, there's glares, window tint, reflections, other cars in the way, and you only see them shoulders-up to begin with. It's impossible at night with headlights in your eyes and most cars having some form of rear window tint, and more light existing outside the car. This is true at both high and low speeds.

The car is what they/we profile. A black man in an average car would have infinitely less problems out of police than a white guy driving an old junker or something with giant rims. That's just how it is.