In the typical case, people would look outside their window and see a black man in their otherwise white neighborhood and make the snap judgment that he was up to no good, even when there was no evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
No caso típico, as pessoas olhavam pela janela e viam um homem negro no seu bairro quase todo branco e logo julgavam rapidamente que ele estava a preparar alguma, mesmo quando não havia nenhum indício de delito criminal.