He is only released if they don't decide to retry him in 90 days.

The backpack thing is just subway etiquette, isn’t it? I am a lifelong Californian and I adore New York for its incredible unspoken rules of movement. I get run into constantly bc I am the only person walking with a purpose. I have literally had someone look me in the eye, stand in my path, and stop. None of that…

You’re right on all counts. As a guy who grew up in Chicago, I also walked briskly through rough sections of my neighborhood and kept my head on a swivel, which I guess looks suspicious and, ironically, made ME a suspect.

Boyfriend does this, tampered down from his original line “How you doin’?” Which I quickly killed. I sent him this post this ensued.

Seems a little weird/creepy to me.

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It’s amazing how consistently the entire justice system has vastly more compassion and empathy for the perpetrator than the victim when the crime is rape. It’s just so UNFAIR to ruin a nice boy’s life over a little crime like that.

Donald Glover did a great bit about this exact predicament. The gist of it was that while a lot of guys have somewhat amusing/outlandish stories about "crazy girlfriends", women do not have the same sort of stories, because "IF YOU HAVE A CRAZY BOYFRIEND, YOU GONNA DIE".

Oh you mean for each person that wrote a very personal and uncomfortable experience on a piece of paper and then bravely shared it with the world? And for the sole purpose of trying to bring a little enlightenment and relevant perspective to a part of the population that is woefully unaware of how bigoted and…

Because if you were a minority, you'd realize that many people think any and all occasions are an appropriate time to be that way and it happens almost daily to many people in smaller towns.

1. Yes
2. I'm guessing you're not of a racial minority.

As a straight white man, thank you for acknowledging our burden.

Straight white males, the hidden/real victims of racism.