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[โ€“] samus12345 18 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Reminds me of my white dad talking to a friend of my brother's who's black about how he feels when a cop is around. "Not that different, maybe a little safer." And the friend said he has to be very careful about everything he does in that situation. My dad's not a conservative type, thank god, so hopefully it gave him some insight.

A few years ago, some cops were in my neighborhood looking for someone while I was sitting in my car. One ducked his head down to look at me and quickly left. I was VERY aware that my skin color might have just saved my life.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Living in multinational country I can say noone feels safe around police.