Hello again from a conservative Democrat. I grew up in Maryland with blatant racism. I worked in ERs and saw prisoners coming in with bruises. I saw lots and lots of black drivers pulled over by the police. I got pulled over once by a cop at Ocean City beach. What did I do? The cop said I had black men in my car. That was true. I told the cop we all attended the same Christian college. There were no charges but one of the black students didn't get his wallet back from the police. I remember asking a very distracted coworker if he was feeling okay. He says he was late because the cops stopped him again right near the hospital. Recently I saw some police harassing two black teens who were standing outside a public library which had just closed. The kids kept on saying they were waiting for a ride home. The cops accused the kids of loitering. I didn't know what to do. I got out of my car and just stood very still. I quietly stared at the cops until they got flustered and left. The kids' ride showed up just as I was leaving.
I have a homework assignment for you. I want you to google "Black Lives Matter." I also want you to count how many white people you see pulled over by traffic cops. I promise you that it will be a very small number.
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