...and Rita, if I may ask... are you White? Because, yes, that matters. A black man with a heavy foot can end up dead because Police often are more afraid of a black man, than they are of a young white girl behind the wheel of a speeding car. Sad yet true.
...and Rita, if I may ask... are you White? Because, yes, that matters. A black man with a heavy foot can end up dead because Police often are more afraid of a black man, than they are of a young white girl behind the wheel of a speeding car. Sad yet true.
I am White but what my father told me holds true for everyone. Police officers come in all colors as well. Our police chief is Black. He would agree with being respectful and non-confrontational during a traffic stop. And to reiterate - there are good cops and there are bad cops. When my son started driving we stressed this to him. If he had been a young man of color, we would have been even more emphatic as my friends were with their sons.
Oh yes!! I apologize for not being clear. I agree with your point of being respectful and following all reasonable orders from an armed policeman, and not being confrontational.
Its just that too often if youтАЩre not white being obedient and deferential isnt always enough.
The points we each made are both true and not mutually exclusive.
Amen. I also thought it was interesting my father took time to emphasize to me, his white daughter, that cops could have a bad day and I could pay for it.
...and Rita, if I may ask... are you White? Because, yes, that matters. A black man with a heavy foot can end up dead because Police often are more afraid of a black man, than they are of a young white girl behind the wheel of a speeding car. Sad yet true.
I am White but what my father told me holds true for everyone. Police officers come in all colors as well. Our police chief is Black. He would agree with being respectful and non-confrontational during a traffic stop. And to reiterate - there are good cops and there are bad cops. When my son started driving we stressed this to him. If he had been a young man of color, we would have been even more emphatic as my friends were with their sons.
Oh yes!! I apologize for not being clear. I agree with your point of being respectful and following all reasonable orders from an armed policeman, and not being confrontational.
Its just that too often if youтАЩre not white being obedient and deferential isnt always enough.
The points we each made are both true and not mutually exclusive.
What a crazy world weтАЩve collectively created!
Amen. I also thought it was interesting my father took time to emphasize to me, his white daughter, that cops could have a bad day and I could pay for it.