P.S. Criminal's come in all shapes, sizes, and races.
I saw nothing about race. That's just jumping to conclusions.
Saying that there's no such way to mentally label someone as 'possibly criminal' is foolish. The manner of dress and body language is there to impress others sporting similar dress and body language, regardless of race.
If you see someone wearing a tank top, pants under his butt and held up by a hand at his crotch, and sneering at the world from under a bandana, you can not in all seriousness tell me he's on his way to a lucrative job interview for his coveted career as an investment banker.
Actively profiling is wrong, but when someone's appearance and demeanor is actively geared to appear imposing and threatening and you feel that you would be best to keep your distance--there's a very good chance you're right.
Even if they're decent people at heart, fitting into a certain demographic tends to put humans in general in a position to do stupid things to impress that crowd.
Aaaanyway...
The biggest surprise in my case was, once again, people who had just bought a new handgun and their first box of ammo was run there
in that class. The people that couldn't hit a silhouette at 3 yards. The ones that thought 'concealed' was more important than 'weapon' (an NAA .22 Short in the middle compartment of a purse, which the instructor was quick to correct) or the 100 pound woman that thought she'd be carrying a full-sized 1911 OWB, and didn't even rack the slide before trying to fire.
Just slapped the mag in and jerked the gun forward a few times in her attempt. Too much TV. And she still had better aim than a couple of the guys with their factory-oiled Beretta 92's and Glocks.
After seeing this, I'm a firm believer that rights exist as long as you don't jeopardize other peoples'. Rights come with responsibility, and whereas I don't think you should need a license to own a gun and protect your home, if you're carrying it you have the responsibility to
not prove that you're going to shoot everything
but the intended target.