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Originally Posted by DrPhil
My perspective:
Incidents aren't automatically racial profiling just because it is an interracial incident. I don't open the door for ANY stranger when it is dark outside and that includes a child. That is how I have always handled it and that is how I will keep handling it. I will call 911 for you and maybe talk to you through the door depending on the context. Other than that, a stranger needs to have a law enforcement representative with them to get me to open the door.
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I agree - I have lived and worked in "Killadelphia" for many years, where people are shot every day for no reason. I open the door for no one, I don't care what color you are, if I'm not expecting you. I would call 911 for someone but I defnitely wouldn't let them in if I were there alone.
Both these situations are tragedies - I feel for the victims and their families. But unless you live in Mayberry RFD, people are going to be suspicious of and afraid of anyone who comes banging on their door at night - no matter what the situation. I'm not blaming the victim in either case, the police and the guy who decided to answer his door with a gun were just as much to blame for escalating an already bad situation.
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