Norman irving started hanging out downtown in 20 11, just as the d t 100 was reving up. He dropped out of high school and met up with a pack of other homeless kids down town. They smoked and sold weed and crack and slept wherever they could find warmth. Irving got his first misdemeanor in 20 11 for riding a bike on the sidewalk. His third and fourth for interfering with traffic and jay walking. His fifth infraction was for possession of drug paraphernalia,. And his sixth was for trespassing. All in 30 months.
This week's Cover Story for Bloomberg Businessweek:
"Target’s Cozy Police Legacy Leaves Black Americans Wary" written by Peter Waldman and Lauren Etter.
Read by Bloomberg's Mark Leydorf.
For years, America’s most upbeat retailer funded surveillance to make inner cities safe—for some. Now it’s trying to convince people of color that it’s changed.
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