I think a piece of the issue is that, in Boston in December, you can expect about half the folks on the street to be wearing a knit hat and puffy coat. You might as well say &quot;wearing winter clothes.&quot; Black man? That&#x27;s about one in four. 160 pounds (&quot;but you&#x27;re a little more than that&quot;)? Not eliminating too many folks there.<p>At that point, you might as well just admit that it&#x27;s an excuse to stop-and-frisk anyone you like, fishing for anything you can find.<p>I&#x27;d hope (but not expect) police to be looking for something a bit firmer, and maybe follow him, but as soon as you&#x27;re effectively being detained in a public place, you&#x27;re really messing with folks.