Louis Gray says he was racially profiled after trying to buy spray paint to make over his son’s bicycle helmet

  • roguetrick@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    What’s the point in burying the fact that he didn’t have ID. You could argue they carded you because you were black but not refused service.

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      9 months ago

      You need Id to buy spray? What kind of stupid shit is that? How would they know it was you even if they have your id? It seems like they’d just go after all the black people who bought spray when something gets vandalized.

      What a stupid country you live in, I can’t imagine getting carded for buying art supplies. If you’re worried it’s gonna be used for crime, don’t sell it.

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          9 months ago

          I’ve bought plenty of these type of products (paints, glues, varnishes) and I don’t recall ever being carded. Maybe once for spray paint?

          The only time I can actually think of being carded (outside of alcohol) was for real pseudoephedrine.