Sure - I'm not saying it's right, but it's going to happen. A few years ago I was staying in Beverly Hills at one of the nice hotels. One evening I decided to go out for a walk ... went up along Rodeo Drive, turned into some residential areas, walked about, and in a few minutes was stopped by the BH police. What did I do wrong? I was just walking, taking an evening stroll. Well, people just don't walk around in Beverly Hills. I was behaving in a suspicious manner. OTOH, taking that same evening stroll in El Cerrito, Albany, Berkeley, etc., would not be cause for any concern by the police.
Back in the late sixties I lived in a very exclusive neighborhood in St. Louis County, in Missouri. I bought an old POS car to use for the summer while I was there. While driving home one night, inside the community, I was stopped by the police. After showing my ID I asked why they stopped me - the answer was that my car didn't look like it belonged in the neighborhood. This was a Mercedes-Cadillac-Lincoln Town Car neighborhood, not a dented '59 Dodge neighborhood <LOL> So yeah, if the police in a community are doing their job, they're going to keep an eye out for anyone that looks like they don't belong. How they handle it is a matter of their discretion, or perhaps policy .... In some communities this sort of thing doesn't happen, or happen much. But in small communities, or neighborhoods, you can almost count on it. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Frantisek > > k> If a citizen chooses to dress or otherwise present or conduct himself in > k> a manner significantly different from those who live in any residential > k> area, he should be prepared to be scrutinized and yes, perhaps even > k> questioned. > > Well... you really think so?
