My man gets profiled all the time in Santa Monica. Luckily, his brother is a cop in Northern Ca & he knows how to act. He has a shaved head & tattoos which must really piss off many in our police dept. He was recently handcuffed for 20 minutes over a "bicycle violation".....he made the horrible mistake of riding on the sidewalk for 50 feet to avoid getting hit by traffic. Some cops are just reactionary & incompetant. This comes from the lowering of the bar on admissions & ultra PC BS.
Well, if you choose to dress up like a duck, people will expect you to quack. If you make the effort to look like a badass, people will treat you accordingly if they don't know you.
he made the horrible mistake of riding on the sidewalk for 50 feet to avoid getting hit by traffic
That's illegal most places, as any old lady who walks on the sidewalk will tell you. Probably shouldn't have been handcuffed but he should feel lucky not to have to pay a fine.
He should have gotten off the bike and walked it 50 feet.