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#CrimingWhileWhite is a Twitter hashtag associated with alleged confessions of White Americans who have been excused from arrest after breaking the law. The anecdotes are meant to illustrate the widely perceived racial bias in police culture, especially the stark contrast between how the blacks and whites are treated by the law enforcement.

Origin

The hashtag was coined by Jason Ross[1], a writer for Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, on the night of December 3rd, shortly after the grand jury decision in the case of Eric Garner's death cleared the NYPD officer of any criminal charges.

Follow Busted 4 larceny at 11. At 17, cited for booze caught w gun@school. No one called me a thug. Can't recommend being white highly enough. RETWEETS FAVORITES 2:05 PM-3 Dec 2014

Walking While Black

The phrase "criming while white" stems from another well-known expression "walking while black", which pokes fun at the racial profiling against the black community using a wordplay on "driving while intoxicated." Variations of the phrase include “driving while black,” “learning while black,” “shopping while black” and “eating while black.”

Spread

#CrimingWhileWhite[2] saw an explosive growth in volume of tweets overnight, yielding more than 300,000 mentions within the first 24 hours of Ross' original tweet, according to Topsy.[3] The stories told many confessions of easily being let off the hook after committing various crimes, including shoplifting, dining and dashing, burglary and smoking cannabis in front of a cop.

News Media Coverage

On December 3rd, the hashtag was reported on by dozens of major news outlets and blogs in the United States and overseas, including NPR[4], Washington Post[6], CNN[8], ABC News[15], BBC News[16], TIME[9], New York Times[11] and Huffington Post[10], among many others.

Notable Examples

Follow Amy Sullivan @sullivanamy l've been pulled over for some ridiculous reasons in DC & I always argue/mouth off. The worst outcome is just a ticket. #CrimingWhileWhite 10:31 PM-3 Dec 2014 12 RETWEETS 16 FAVORITES
Follow Joel Watson @hijinksensue I shoplifted when I was 14 and they let me go because my parents came down and we "looked like a nice family." #crimingwhilewhite 7:28 PM - 3 Dec 2014 1,788 RETWEETS 881 FAVORITES
Follow Chris Travis @ChrisTravisNYC I got caught shoplifting at a water park when I was a kid. Instead of calling the police, they called my dad. #CrimingWhileWhite 5:24 PM-3 Dec 2014 831 RETWEETS 409F

Follow Nancy Arents @narents Many white friends pulled over for DUI In college. Cops followed them home to make sure they got home safe, no arrests. #CrimingwhileWhite 4:51 PM-3 Dec 2014 1,579 RETWEETS 494 FAVORITES
Follow Jason Ross @jasonjross OTHER WHITE PEOPLE: Tweet your stories of under- punished f-ups! It's embarrassing but important! Let's get #CrimingWhileWhite trending! 4:42 PM-3 Dec 2014 721 RETWEETS 620 FAVORITES
Robyn Kopp @filmfixation I dined and dashed-cop found me at the movies, I paid the bill and he left. I was rude but not arrested and not killed. #CrimingwhileWhite 5:30 PM-3 Dec 2014 929 RETWEETS 415F

#AliveWhileBlack

In response to the hashtag, Jamilah Lemieux, the editor of Ebony.com, launched #AliveWhileBlack for black people to share stories of their hostile interactions with the cops without any perceivably reasonable grounds.

Follow Amy DuBois Barnett @amydbarnett Pulled over by cop for playing Jay Z while driving with open windows in Lincoln Pk, Chi. Detained 45 mins. #alivewh.leblack @Jam.lahLemieux 10:00 AM-4 Dec 2014 224 RETWEETS 125 FAVORITES
Follow Akilah Hughes @AkilahObviously A car wrecked into mine- face bleeding, concussed, the police and medial workers told me to stop crying and faking. #AliveWhileBlack 10:00 AM-4 Dec 2014 547 RETWEETS 294 FAVORITES
Mikki Kendall Follow Crossing the grocery store parking lot. Cops stopped to ask me what I was doing there. I was holding grocery bags. #Aivewhileblack 9:48 AM-4 Dec 2014 1,586 RETWEETS 912 FAVORITES

Follow Cra @hautcommodity ckmusicDescendant Robbed at gunpoint, didnt want 2 go 2 police 'til my mom urged me. Told police my story,treated me as if l robbed someone. #alivewhileblack 9:43 AM-4 Dec 2014 325 RETWEETS 165 FAVORITES
* ChristopherSingleton @islandascetic Follow Neighbor called the police to my home. They arrived & handcuffed me before realizing it was me that needed help #AliveWhileBlack RETWEETS FAVORITE 4 1 3:47 AM-5 Dec 2014
Alexis @MusicoverPeople * Follow Igot pulled over, cop said he pulled me over for "looking like" was about to start speeding. Car was on cruise control #AliveWhile Black わt3 ★ ..。 RETWEETS FAVORITES 577 393 12:15 PM-4 Dec 2014

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About

#CrimingWhileWhite is a Twitter hashtag associated with alleged confessions of White Americans who have been excused from arrest after breaking the law. The anecdotes are meant to illustrate the widely perceived racial bias in police culture, especially the stark contrast between how the blacks and whites are treated by the law enforcement.

Origin

The hashtag was coined by Jason Ross[1], a writer for Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, on the night of December 3rd, shortly after the grand jury decision in the case of Eric Garner's death cleared the NYPD officer of any criminal charges.


Follow Busted 4 larceny at 11. At 17, cited for booze caught w gun@school. No one called me a thug. Can't recommend being white highly enough. RETWEETS FAVORITES 2:05 PM-3 Dec 2014

Walking While Black

The phrase "criming while white" stems from another well-known expression "walking while black", which pokes fun at the racial profiling against the black community using a wordplay on "driving while intoxicated." Variations of the phrase include “driving while black,” “learning while black,” “shopping while black” and “eating while black.”

Spread

#CrimingWhileWhite[2] saw an explosive growth in volume of tweets overnight, yielding more than 300,000 mentions within the first 24 hours of Ross' original tweet, according to Topsy.[3] The stories told many confessions of easily being let off the hook after committing various crimes, including shoplifting, dining and dashing, burglary and smoking cannabis in front of a cop.

News Media Coverage

On December 3rd, the hashtag was reported on by dozens of major news outlets and blogs in the United States and overseas, including NPR[4], Washington Post[6], CNN[8], ABC News[15], BBC News[16], TIME[9], New York Times[11] and Huffington Post[10], among many others.

Notable Examples


Follow Amy Sullivan @sullivanamy l've been pulled over for some ridiculous reasons in DC & I always argue/mouth off. The worst outcome is just a ticket. #CrimingWhileWhite 10:31 PM-3 Dec 2014 12 RETWEETS 16 FAVORITES Follow Joel Watson @hijinksensue I shoplifted when I was 14 and they let me go because my parents came down and we "looked like a nice family." #crimingwhilewhite 7:28 PM - 3 Dec 2014 1,788 RETWEETS 881 FAVORITES Follow Chris Travis @ChrisTravisNYC I got caught shoplifting at a water park when I was a kid. Instead of calling the police, they called my dad. #CrimingWhileWhite 5:24 PM-3 Dec 2014 831 RETWEETS 409F
Follow Nancy Arents @narents Many white friends pulled over for DUI In college. Cops followed them home to make sure they got home safe, no arrests. #CrimingwhileWhite 4:51 PM-3 Dec 2014 1,579 RETWEETS 494 FAVORITES Follow Jason Ross @jasonjross OTHER WHITE PEOPLE: Tweet your stories of under- punished f-ups! It's embarrassing but important! Let's get #CrimingWhileWhite trending! 4:42 PM-3 Dec 2014 721 RETWEETS 620 FAVORITES Robyn Kopp @filmfixation I dined and dashed-cop found me at the movies, I paid the bill and he left. I was rude but not arrested and not killed. #CrimingwhileWhite 5:30 PM-3 Dec 2014 929 RETWEETS 415F

#AliveWhileBlack

In response to the hashtag, Jamilah Lemieux, the editor of Ebony.com, launched #AliveWhileBlack for black people to share stories of their hostile interactions with the cops without any perceivably reasonable grounds.


Follow Amy DuBois Barnett @amydbarnett Pulled over by cop for playing Jay Z while driving with open windows in Lincoln Pk, Chi. Detained 45 mins. #alivewh.leblack @Jam.lahLemieux 10:00 AM-4 Dec 2014 224 RETWEETS 125 FAVORITES Follow Akilah Hughes @AkilahObviously A car wrecked into mine- face bleeding, concussed, the police and medial workers told me to stop crying and faking. #AliveWhileBlack 10:00 AM-4 Dec 2014 547 RETWEETS 294 FAVORITES Mikki Kendall Follow Crossing the grocery store parking lot. Cops stopped to ask me what I was doing there. I was holding grocery bags. #Aivewhileblack 9:48 AM-4 Dec 2014 1,586 RETWEETS 912 FAVORITES
Follow Cra @hautcommodity ckmusicDescendant Robbed at gunpoint, didnt want 2 go 2 police 'til my mom urged me. Told police my story,treated me as if l robbed someone. #alivewhileblack 9:43 AM-4 Dec 2014 325 RETWEETS 165 FAVORITES * ChristopherSingleton @islandascetic Follow Neighbor called the police to my home. They arrived & handcuffed me before realizing it was me that needed help #AliveWhileBlack RETWEETS FAVORITE 4 1 3:47 AM-5 Dec 2014 Alexis @MusicoverPeople * Follow Igot pulled over, cop said he pulled me over for "looking like" was about to start speeding. Car was on cruise control #AliveWhile Black わt3 ★ ..。 RETWEETS FAVORITES 577 393 12:15 PM-4 Dec 2014

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