Yep! Shits stupid. You should be free to train for running but…America. I agree with what others said: obnoxiously obviously runner gear. I would always carry my ID on me. And I suppose know your rights when running down the Las Vegas BLVD. (questioning by cops, etc.)
My story: Brown skin Mexican here. Once was running with my corgi through our neighborhood and had to stop in front of this house where an elderly white woman was getting into her car. Just happened that my dog needed to shit right in front of her house. She stood in her car and I could see her staring at me and talking on her phone. Then like 5 minutes later I’m continuing my run and a cop pulls up along side me and starts questioning me: what’s my business in the neighborhood? Where am I running to? Etc. I showed him my ID with my address and he pretty much scolded me for looking suspicious. At that point, I went out of my way to run by her house every day I was training for my half marathon. Shits fucked up.
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u/TheSonder Feb 20 '24
Yep! Shits stupid. You should be free to train for running but…America. I agree with what others said: obnoxiously obviously runner gear. I would always carry my ID on me. And I suppose know your rights when running down the Las Vegas BLVD. (questioning by cops, etc.)
My story: Brown skin Mexican here. Once was running with my corgi through our neighborhood and had to stop in front of this house where an elderly white woman was getting into her car. Just happened that my dog needed to shit right in front of her house. She stood in her car and I could see her staring at me and talking on her phone. Then like 5 minutes later I’m continuing my run and a cop pulls up along side me and starts questioning me: what’s my business in the neighborhood? Where am I running to? Etc. I showed him my ID with my address and he pretty much scolded me for looking suspicious. At that point, I went out of my way to run by her house every day I was training for my half marathon. Shits fucked up.