As an Asian American (Chinese Ancestry), I rarely have interactions with law enforcement, except that one school fight which I got arrested because I defended myself against a bully, which I still resent them for (both the law enforcement and school administration). This in a blue city btw. While the cops never physically done anything like torture or anything, getting held at the police station for a few hours felt like psychological torture. I was just wondering, would my experience have been worse if I were some other race? (I mean like: if I were black, would I have gotten beaten by the cops?)
And also, how (in general) are Asian Americans treated compared to other racial groups?
(Asking because, again, I rarely had any interactions with law enforcement, and am just curious)
I’m white and the only time I had interaction with police was when I had long hair. They would pull me out at the airport to search my bag, on every border by car or by boat, even when they let the rest of my family go. Even just driving my car they would stop me.
Once I cut off my hair it immediately stopped, and I haven’t been stopped since ever. This was about 15 years ago.
Lol wtf.
long hair = criminal?
That’s so bizzare
Probably associated with being a stoner/pothead. That’s what’s been frequently shown in movies/TV, not my personal opinion. But I can see how people in positions of “authority” train on stereotypes like this.
I make sure to trim my hair and beard before I go through airport security. If I’m at all my normal disheveled self they hassle me.
Like poorly trained dogs, they attack anything different.
I Germany we even have a word for guys like that: “Langhaariger Bombenleger”.
Maybe they were looking for someone that looks like you with long hair.
No, it was going on for a couple of years and in different countries and so.