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Article: Teen Stripped Of More Than Just a Shirt
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- November 15, 1995
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A few weeks ago, Alonzo Jackson was wearing a new shirt that
caught the eye of his friend, Rasheed Plummer, who wanted to know
where he had purchased it. Both boys attend Oxon Hill High School in
Prince George's County and are working part time to save money for
college. But they also like to dress up from time to time, so off
they went to a sale at an Eddie Bauer clothing outlet in Fort
Washington.
Inside the warehouse, Jackson and Plummer, both 16, soon noticed
that they were being followed by a uniformed Prince George's County
police officer.
"Can you show me the tag on that shirt?" the police officer asked,
referring to the shirt Jackson was wearing.
"Yes, this is an Eddie Bauer shirt," ...