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To: a fool in paradise

Bob Dylan wandered into a neighborhood where white people were scarce (this in the 21st century) and was stopped and probed with questions about what he was up to (he was not recognized).

Sounds like he was targeted BECAUSE he was white.
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Daytona Beach Fl?? taking a walk before a show..


32 posted on 02/05/2013 1:19:28 PM PST by Neidermeyer (I used to be disgusted , now I'm just amused.)
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To: Neidermeyer

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/bob-dylan/6030978/Bob-Dylan-picked-up-by-police-after-officer-fails-to-recognise-him.html

The 22-year-old officer was dispatched after residents in the New Jersey town of Long Branch had phoned to complain that a man in the Latin quarter was acting suspiciously.


35 posted on 02/05/2013 1:27:08 PM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Neidermeyer
"Daytona Beach Fl?? taking a walk before a show.."

It was in New Jersey, when he took a walk near one of his concert venues in a black neighborhood, where whites are profiled as drug buyers.

36 posted on 02/05/2013 1:30:03 PM PST by drpix
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