# If you are dark-skinned (not Black) and "look Hispanic/Latino," do you go on alert around police these days?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [October 7, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-dark-skinned-not-black-and-look-hispanic-latino-do-you-go-on-alert-around-police-these-days/1033649 "2026-10-07T13:57:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-are-dark-skinned-not-black-and-look-hispanic-latino-do-you-go-on-alert-around-police-these-days/1033649/41 "2026-10-10T19:20:37Z")

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Yeah, what you say makes complete sense.

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