It is true. Not always and hopefully it is happening less. The death of George Floyd was totally wrong. All police officials are going to have to change. I will say people of all colors & nationality are judged by the way they dress. If you are dressed like a thug people will think you are a thug and will be very leary of you. If women are dressed like a slut they will be treated like one.
That is just human nature. When someone is walking down a sidewalk is no reason to stop them for anything unless they have done anything wrong. Police Demeaning you while speaking to you is wrong. Cops have to drop their cocky attitude.
I had an accident around Christmas time one year. It was raining, traffic was very slow so I took other roads. The guy in front of me was turning right, no one was in the left lane so I put my blinker on & moved in the left lane. I saw this car going in to their lane to turn left just before I entered the intersection & it kept creeping into the intersection. I continued forward as the light turned yellow. The car then turned left right in front of me. I slammed on my brakes and slid into her passenger car door. The cop came & had a huge additude. I was a government worker on my way home & she was going home. Since it was Christmas time the cop asked me about 5 times if I had been drinking. I was so mad. He cited me for not stopping at a yellow light. Witnesses told him the light had just turned yellow after I entered the intersection. The judge through it out of court. Since Government offices have Christmas parties during that time & I was cutting through his precious town of Vienna he immediately disliked me. So I do know how nasty Cops can treat people. Of course that was nothing like if I would have been black. My daughter's neighbor was a Cop & her knew that Cop. He said the Cop is known to be a real jerk. Yet he kept his job. It is wrong. I know they are out there putting their lives on the line to protect us & they deal with so much but a good attitude could make a real difference. I was taught to smile & always say hello when passing someone. Police in my day spoke to us. Not today they walk past you like you never existed. They need to change their attitudes.
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