Quote:What caused him to be a closer match? Let's ask the officer:


Now I too have met many many people of different races with different size noses, but let's not pretend the term " wide set nose" isn't implying race. That term goes back a long and hateful way when describing black people and you know it.


I'm not the one missing the bigger picture. The fact that Mr. Officer used this one particular characteristic to describe a robbery suspect and not other commonly used descriptions such as: height, weight, hair color, facial hair, tattoos, scars, clothing etc speaks volumes on exactly where Mr. Officer's head was at. He gave one extremely broad description that could describe literally millions of people.

 

The thing is, do all black males have a "wide set nose"?  The answer is no.  If you think that the term implies blacks then let me ask you this.  Do some Asians have a wide nose?  Do some Hispanics have a wide nose?

 

Now if the description was put out that a black man with a "wide set nose" was put out as the suspect of an armed robbery, that doesn't "automatically" put all black males on the list.

 

Let's be frank and let's be honest here.  Do all black males fit the description of a "black male with a wide set nose"?  Me personally, I don't think so.

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