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UnaffiliatedOpinion t1_j6admcb wrote

Reply to comment by zeebee123456 in Swissvale/braddock ave by brows19

It sounds like they're looking for someone specific here, but man it's gotta suck to be profiled just for running in a public park... It's 50 degrees out in January, everyone who enjoys walking/running/biking was out taking advantage of the weather today.

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dmcgrew t1_j6al8rr wrote

That's not profiling.

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UnaffiliatedOpinion t1_j6ap3h4 wrote

If you care to educate me on what it is, by all means do so. Investigating every black runner in a large public park seems like casting a very wide net.

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BonafideSleipnir t1_j6arefy wrote

In this case it was a homicide suspect who was trying to escape through the park. I was asked the same thing, and I did happen to see the guy (he was running off the trail along the parkway wall) and the guy was a black man with dreads.

Edit, more specifically wearing a forest green hoodie and grey pants.

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BurghPuppies t1_j6bb10r wrote

Seems like YOU are the one who added “every” to the search.

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KentuckYSnow t1_j6bj3di wrote

It's a general description, because they don't have all the info, and most bystanders won't observe all that much, but dreads stick out, and if he was running from the cops he's probably a) running, and b) not dressed for it. Good thing John fetterman wasn't there, he'd probably whip out shotgun and stumble through a simple sentence after limping over to the perp.

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roflgoat t1_j6ced1i wrote

Man this is just too clever for the Internet. You should get a job writing for a comedy show!

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