[missedthecue]

Is there a better way to determine it before making verbal contact?

[zepto]

I don’t know, but determining it by the color of someone’s skin is clearly racism by anyone’s definition.

[missedthecue]

right. I was just wondering if there are actually other options available. I don't think there are.

[zepto]

Seems like one option would be to discard the notion that we should attempt to categorize someone’s ‘culture’ without speaking to them, especially if you are assessing whether or not to use violence against them.

[CathedralBorrow]

That just sounds like racism with extra steps.