Quote:If you see somebody commit a crime...what's the first thing a police officer is going to want to know when he ask you to describe the person?

 

ummmm...he was a person about 6ft tall 180lbs.

My ex was a military police officer and they were always told to ask gender, approximate height, weight, build, hair color, what they were wearing/driving/etc. Most people automatically insert the skin color and it has nothing to do with being offensive. 

 

"He was a white dude, about 6'4" tall, maybe 195 pounds, slim, short brown hair, wearing jeans and a red short sleeve shirt."

 

I just described my ex. That's how we see people. 

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