Lady Gets Accused Of Racial Profiling All Because She Asked Roommate About The Bracelet She Was Wearing, Redditors Intervene

"I'm not sure what to do? Was I really 'racially profiling' her?"

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• September 16, 2023

Yes, racial profiling exists. When law enforcement subjects people to stops, in-depth searches, identity checks, and investigations—or decides that someone is engaging in criminal activity—they are using generalizations based on race, color, descent, or national or ethnic origin rather than objective evidence or individual behavior.

This type of practice is known as racial profiling and discriminatory decisions are made as a result of racial profiling. A number of fundamental principles and rights protected by international human rights law are broken by the practice of racial profiling.

Nondiscrimination, equality before the law, and equal protection under the law are a few of them. Racial profiling violates the fundamental rule of law premise that a person's behavior, not their ethnicity, race, or national origin, should be taken into account when making decisions about them.

The OP of today's story is about racial profiling, but she believes she's innocent of that. The thing is, the OP noticed that her roommate was wearing a bracelet she was looking for the other day.

She asked her about it, and she said that her mother gave it to her. The bracelet was from Japan, and it was from a tiny shop, so no, the OP was sure it couldn't be bought through the internet.

The OP pushed further, but boom, her roommate broke down and accused the OP of racially profiling her. Read the entire story for yourself below.

The OP writes

The OP's dorm has 2 bedrooms and a common room with kitchen in the middle

OP's roommate finally burst into tears and said she was racially profiling her and being racist

To summarize the whole story:

TLDR; I asked my black roommate if the bracelet she was wearing was mine. (The bracelet could not be bought around here) She burst into tears and called me racist. It's pretty awkward with my other roommates and I'm not sure what I should do at this point and if I really was racist.

And the comments roll in...

They are enabling her theft

The OP doesn't take so many pictures

Would a good friend steal your bracelet?

A redditor chirped this in:

Don't accept the race card, simple as that. If you've accurately relayed the story, here's the facts:

• You lost a fairly distinctive bracelet that cannot be easily acquired in your area,
• You searched for the bracelet, and didn't find it,
• Your roommate starts wearing the same bracelet, and cannot explain how they got it.

It's entirely appropriate to ask your roommate where she got the bracelet, and if it's yours. The race card seems like a derailing tactic in this case.

This isn't an innocent mistake

Threatening to involve the police

They don't sound like very good friends

The OP has learned about her character

The OP provided an update later on:

Some Redditors advised the OP to ask her family to look for the pictures and send them across to her. The OP was also told to deal with this issue as soon as possible if she wanted to get the bracelet back.

What would you do in this situation? Drop your thoughts in the comments section below and share with your loved ones as well.

Maryjane