The Nerd's Eye View

Just in case you thought we were out of the era in American history where racila prejudice colored police work (pun intended). From a colleague in AZ who is pursuing his PhD in Counseling and Psychology:

I figured if you are studying for class X on a sunday afternoon or reading email before you begin your monday this might tickle you a bit...

So I get a knock at the door Friday. Two Phoenix detectives flash their badges and ask to speak to Jaseon Outlaw. "You are speaking to him now," I replied. They stated they have a couple questions to ask me about my involvement being around 16th st. in Phoenix, 32nd. st., and Baseline . In a nutshell, and without taking up too much of your precious time, I was "flagged" for being a suspect in the Baseline Murder case (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseline_Killer). "WOW!" you are thinking to yourself right? "I knew that OUTLAW surname was a little weird," you might be saying to yourself. Sorry to burst your bubble but my weekend job is on 16th st. and I spend 40 hours there each weekend.

So it appears as if someone either is A. identifying all young adult Black males in the area as suspects and/or B. really interested in the $100,000 reward and are identifying all Black males in the area as suspects. At any rate, I thought it was interesting and thought I'd share with you :)

Note: Yes they do have a suspect but must follow through on all leads in case he turns out innocent.

Enjoy your day :)

Slightly chilling and mostly ridiculous - I hate being reminded of the racism that exists in the world.