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Originally Posted by geeknerd
kinda related
serious question
then is profiling based on the presentation of a person a-okay?
ex) ed hardy, wife beater, baggy pants/shirt, blings, tattoos, etc?
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I had a complaint laid against me for profiling. Investigation took several months. I impounded (mandatory) a vehicle being driven by a prohibited driver who had been arrested twice before for the same reason. He produced no picture ID at all and other identification was reluctantly provided. Took physical descriptors...height, weight, eye and hair colour...and on the impound form there is a section to describe visible tattoos..his left arm had several very distinctive ones and I listed them as required on the form. When I ran a criminal record check (very extensive) to confirm his identity, they listed his tattoos.
His complaint was that I profiled him only because of his tats. I had to wait almost 6 months for the complaints process to finally finish and when it did, my boss sent him a letter saying it was completely unfounded but we apologized for the distress he felt when he found himself in the situation.