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Reflections on the Color of My Skin

2 pointsby pvsukale3almost 5 years ago

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IanDrakealmost 5 years ago
Well thought out article. He spoke to one white person and compared notes on police interactions. That&#x27;s usually enough information to base one&#x27;s opinion on.<p>I really feel bad about this whole thing. I have no idea what it&#x27;s like to be black. However, blacks have no idea what it&#x27;s like to be white, or Asian, or Hispanic.<p>I think they assume that if you&#x27;re white, no one treats you like shit. That hasn&#x27;t been my experience.<p>If I described all the different times I had negative run-in with police, you might think I was one of Neal&#x27;s black peers.<p>Turns out, police have a difficult job to do and civilians have no idea, none.<p>A cop pulls you over for no reason because they just got a call that a white guy in a dark suv just clipped an old lady and took off. You matched that extremely vague description, it&#x27;s just bad luck for you, but you had no idea.<p>Stuff like that happens all the time.