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No. They don't have a probable cause to pull someone over only because they're black. On the other hand, depending on the situation they do have a probable cause to pull someone over because they fit the profile of a demographic who commits 7 of 10 crimes.

"Driving while black" means pulling someone over without probably cause, only the fact that they are black. It's a documented phenomenon. That's what I cited in the original post.

I gave you my answer, so could you answer a couple for me?

If you were a policeman would you ever NOT pull someone over because they were black?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man

You're a policeman in an area where a mugging has been reported and you see 4 young people driving away, a black female, a white female, a black male, and a white male. Which one do you pull over and why? Be honest now.

All other things being equal, the black male for the very statistical reasons you mentioned. This sort of police work has been upheld time and time again in the courts and I think it's fine.

DH, I never said police shouldn't exercise judgment and common sense; I said it was wrong to pull someone over without probable cause, only because they were black. Intentional or not, your previous post seemed to condone pulling blacks over only because of the statistical prevalence of black crime. That's unconstitutional.