is this "racial profiling"?
I am a latina female who bought a porshce in november of 2005 - cash! i was parked in a private long driveway in east san jose, ca on wednesday 7/12 at about 730pm. 3 San Jose Police officers stopped and asked me if I had stolen the car. They asked me for the pink slip, registration, prooof of insurance, driver's license, and pay check stub. also they wanted me to call a witness who was present during the purchase. the white officer said "how can a person like you be driving a car like this without making payments?", I asked him what he meant by "A person like me" but he did not answer. he proceeded to ask me if i was there to buy or sell drugs, buy or sell my body, if i had any weapons or dead bodies in the car and if i had smoked marijuana in college. this went on for 45 minutes. after he checked my background - clear, my registration, clear and current, my insurance, current, talked with my witness, and could not find anything on me, he thanked me for my cooperation and left. Huh?
You actually fit the profile of a drug dealer or high priced prostitute if you paid 90k cash for that car. Who in right mind in America will carry 90k cash instead of check to a car dealership. So I am sure even if you were innocent blonde white female you still would be checked out in greater detail. This definately is not racial profiling but criminal profiling.
