Yale University is now the focus on yet another incident where people of color are the target of minor complaints and police involvement. Many people will remember the Starbucks incident, in which two men of color were arrested. Then, over the weekend, three women of color were suspected for burglary after leaving their Airbnb in California. Now, in this string of events, a Yale student faces police for sleeping in her dorm’s common area.
Over the weekend, four women packed up their bags and left their Airbnb in Rialto, California. But their trip took an abrupt turn when police showed up, asking them to put their hands up. What was their crime exactly?