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A Plea For More Detailed Descriptions Of People By Oakland Neighbors

This Yahoo! Message Board post really bothered me:

Around 4pm today there was a young African-American (teenager 15-18yo) on a bike wearing a black jacket and black knit cap. I watched him ride his bike up and down Vernon a few times checking out cars and apartments.

I called the OPD non-emergency number just in case for peace of mind. It seemed like he was checking out the neighborhood.

Just thought I would give everyone a heads up.


That caused me to answer back with a plea for all to first, ask questions. That teenager could very well be someone who lives in the neighborhood who's just riding close to home. I talk to people; so should you. If you're reading this and have some weird racial boundary issues, do us all a favor and get rid of them. Please.

Thanks!

Comments

V Smoothe said…
This needed to be said. I see posts exactly like that to the neighborhood listservs all the time and they make me want to scream.
Zennie said…
Hey! Thanks! Yeah, I was screaming at that one, boy, oh boy!
Becks said…
Wow. I'm glad I'm not on any of those listservs or message boards.

I didn't realize that there were any neighborhoods in Oakland where seeing young African Americans (or any other youth) riding down the street seemed out of place...

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