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"greer.bobby" <[log in to unmask]>
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St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
Date:
Wed, 1 Nov 2000 20:09:10 -0500
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Gordon Stewart wrote:

> >>> [log in to unmask] 11/02/00 11:17 >>>
> >
> Working in domestic violence with predominently black individuals has =
> given me
> a whole new vocabulary: road dog, podna, ride, jacking jaws, playing the
> dozens, DWB,
> (driving while Black), etc.
>
> cool ride
> <
>
> Hmm - Betty - hould we ask what these terms mean ? - or not ?  LOL
>
> And - if a black person drived, they are ALWAYS DWB - is that meant as a =
> derogetory term - or what ?
>
> Gopher

  Actually it is in reference to racial profiling by law enforcement. If you
are stopped
by the law, sometimes it is only because of the color of your skin, thus,
DWB.

Bobby

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