Cathy, If you were shot and killed after a traffic stop for a nonfunctional brake light, what would you want people to say? Would you think it appropriate that some white women become wary of police in general? Would it be too "progressive" for parents of every color to talk to their children about following police commands to avoid be…
Cathy, If you were shot and killed after a traffic stop for a nonfunctional brake light, what would you want people to say? Would you think it appropriate that some white women become wary of police in general? Would it be too "progressive" for parents of every color to talk to their children about following police commands to avoid being shot? I agree the causes of such shootings are complex, but we can do better. Failure to follow every command cannot be automatically assessed as a more dangerous situation for officers and therefore warrant deadly force. If we decide as a society that we want it to be that way, we need to make it common knowledge. A person with your intelligence can make an excellent argument. Unfortunately, some will boil that argument down to a meme - 'don't wanna get shot? Don't do stupid shit.'
Cathy, If you were shot and killed after a traffic stop for a nonfunctional brake light, what would you want people to say? Would you think it appropriate that some white women become wary of police in general? Would it be too "progressive" for parents of every color to talk to their children about following police commands to avoid being shot? I agree the causes of such shootings are complex, but we can do better. Failure to follow every command cannot be automatically assessed as a more dangerous situation for officers and therefore warrant deadly force. If we decide as a society that we want it to be that way, we need to make it common knowledge. A person with your intelligence can make an excellent argument. Unfortunately, some will boil that argument down to a meme - 'don't wanna get shot? Don't do stupid shit.'