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The headline is unnecessarily racially motivated. I feel that anyone getting into an apartment through an unusual manner -- locksmith, window, etc could be caus
by brokentone 11y ago
The headline is unnecessarily racially motivated. I feel that anyone getting into an apartment through an unusual manner -- locksmith, window, etc could be cause for police to investigate. No matter the race of the observer or the actor.
The issues around show of force, lack of police identification on showing up as well as lack of identification after the fact are, however, extremely troubling.
- KingMob 11y agoBut doesn't using a locksmith clearly suggest legal access, unlike entering through a window? No criminal would risk a locksmith witness or the increased visibility of standing around outside waiting for them to arrive.
- brokentone 11y agoLocksmiths aren't clearly identified -- they don't have badges and such, and they're not an official in any way. You don't know if this person is working with the person entering the apt.
- ubernostrum 11y agoThe big question would be whether 19 police officers would respond to "unknown white person attempting to gain entry", or whether there would have been that much hassle. The answer is not particularly likely -- probably one unit would've been dispatched, they'd have asked for ID and then that would be that. The size of the response and the interaction she had were almost certainly due to the race of the resident and the locksmith.