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Courtesy jphillipobrien2006's flickr A Harlem man who was arrested on the 1 train in October 2012 because he fit the vague description of a suspect in a backpack-theft incident—namely, a "young African American male with a dark hoodie"—is suing the city and his arresting officer for wrongful arrest and the violation of his civil rights. The News reports that David Owens, 20 years old at th…