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<blockquote data-quote="chuter" data-source="post: 3559714" data-attributes="member: 13693"><p>I get where you're coming from (as much as an old white guy can) and I believe you're right; a lot of black people believe that.</p><p>Like Obama (IIRC) said, their parents tell them the cops are not your friend, etc.</p><p></p><p>I've been wondering what things would be like if a bit more context was told to those kids, something like 'some cops are bad and will treat you bad because you're black, but most are not that way. The best thing to do is cooperate, don't reach around in the car when they approach, don't give them reason to give you a hard time.'</p><p></p><p>I know I'm probably the least threatening person the cop will deal with in his day, but I still have my license and ins on the dash and my hands on the wheel, window open and engine off.</p><p></p><p>I'm guessing a lot of black families believe the 'hands up don't shoot' narrative from Ferguson MO and that just goes on their list of 'see, that's how cops are', but it turned out to be false, like a lot of the narratives around these cop-shoots-black-man incidents.</p><p></p><p>It's hard to have honest conversations with people when long held beliefs, on both sides, are so strong.</p><p></p><p>I sure don't have any answers for how to fix the mess we're in, but gotta come down on the side of the chances of Daunte Wright coming out alive would have been a lot better if he hadn't acted a fool.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chuter, post: 3559714, member: 13693"] I get where you're coming from (as much as an old white guy can) and I believe you're right; a lot of black people believe that. Like Obama (IIRC) said, their parents tell them the cops are not your friend, etc. I've been wondering what things would be like if a bit more context was told to those kids, something like 'some cops are bad and will treat you bad because you're black, but most are not that way. The best thing to do is cooperate, don't reach around in the car when they approach, don't give them reason to give you a hard time.' I know I'm probably the least threatening person the cop will deal with in his day, but I still have my license and ins on the dash and my hands on the wheel, window open and engine off. I'm guessing a lot of black families believe the 'hands up don't shoot' narrative from Ferguson MO and that just goes on their list of 'see, that's how cops are', but it turned out to be false, like a lot of the narratives around these cop-shoots-black-man incidents. It's hard to have honest conversations with people when long held beliefs, on both sides, are so strong. I sure don't have any answers for how to fix the mess we're in, but gotta come down on the side of the chances of Daunte Wright coming out alive would have been a lot better if he hadn't acted a fool. [/QUOTE]
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