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Re:I fit the description… by delinka on Monday December 07, 2015 @11:53AM (#10690637)
"the guy is stopped because he's black, average size and wears a knitted hat during the winter."

Because the description of the suspect is "black, average size, and wears a knit cap." Indeed the description could have been more complete. Whomever interviewed the victim might have botched it. Maybe the woman was completely wrong. Maybe the communication for a BOLO was still incomplete.

But that's the description they had and that's the description they went on. These cops could have been less intimidating, but with the information they had, they still had to check this guy out.

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Re:I fit the description… by unprepare on Monday December 07, 2015 @12:48PM (#10691104)
The description also said 'puffy coat' which he is very clearly not wearing.

Its not just incomplete - he literally does not fit the description.

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Re:I fit the description… by DrScump on Monday December 07, 2015 @06:55PM (#10693744)
A quilted blazer (his words) is not at all a form of a puffy coat?
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Re:I fit the description… by hysan on Monday December 07, 2015 @10:04PM (#10694509)
Perhaps I'm just not very good with fashion, but that is not at all what I picture when I hear the words "puffy coat".
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