In this latest instance of black people being reported to authorities for seemingly normal things, Ettel – now nicknamed by critics "Permit Patty" – has drawn comparisons to Jennifer Schulte. In April, Schulte (mocked online as "Barbecue Becky") called the police on a group of black people having a barbecue in a park.
Last month a Yale grad student called police on a classmate for napping in a common area.
And two months ago, two men were detained for using a Starbucks bathroom and sitting at a table for several minutes without ordering.
