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Ignorant Stereotype : Sheriff Jack Strain is a Jerk

I just came across this article and I am appalled and saddened by it in its entirety, but this specifically caught my attention :

“...Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain warning people with dreadlocks and “chee wee” hairstyles that they will be targeted if found wandering the streets of the North Shore, race relations in the greater New Orleans area have hit rock bottom...”

I want to know how are dreadlocks or any hairstyle a deterimining factor as to if you’ll be targeted by the police. I guess you need to keep an eye on people with dreadlocks in Louisiana since they are all shady criminals. Nice.

And what exactly is a “chee wee” hairstyle??? If you are familiar with this term, please let me know.

Stereotyping is wrong and narrow minded and the last place it should come from is a Sheriff. It’s frightening that people can say such things and get away with it.

While the novelty of Katrina is over and it is not as talked about as it once was, Louisiana is still a mess on many levels and it will be like this for as long as this tug-of-war goes on. 

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