• Iconoclast@feddit.uk
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    It’s much more nuanced than that. What is illegal is:

    • Loitering with intent to commit a crime (e.g., drug dealing, prostitution, harassment)
    • Blocking sidewalks or entrances
    • Loitering in certain restricted areas (schools, government buildings, etc.)

    Simply just hanging out in public is perfectly legal.

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      My friend was thinking about buying a house in one of the suburban neighborhoods, and once went there to walk around and see if he likes it (as if he could distinguish one suburban neighborhood from another). He had cops called on him, and they threatened to cite him for loitering. For walking on public sidewalks.

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        Can you clarify: your friend isn’t white and took a walk in some known for being ultra white pieces of shit neighborhood (he never knew about it, because what for, in healthy person’s mind) and some dudes or gals saw him out of the windows of their caves and took preventive measures against… dreadful sidewalking crime? And cops were [n]ice scum and they were ultra chinazi kkk? 0 sarcasm here unfortunately btw Just curious about em details

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          The fun part is, he’s white af, not American by birth, but white. Nobody told him why he was harassed, cops just told him that loitering is a crime, asked him where he lives and where his car is, and checked that he actually drives away.

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            This is very exemplarily story. It shows us that race or any other differences between people never were the real problems. Problems are psychopathic schizophrenics with dementia who think they’re irreplaceable wise rulers of everything.

            Wishing all the best to you and your friend.

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              This is a single anecdote, it doesn’t show anything. Statistically, this happens to people of colour way more than white people, so the racism is also a big problem.