To 2scents: If you do not think that cops treat black people harsher than they treat us white folks, you have not been paying attention.
I have had 2 run-ins with cops involving traffic violations. In both cases, I was in the wrong, and in both cases I was treated appropriately. In one case I had a prescription drug in my pocket, which they found when they asked me to empty my pockets. I had no proof of the prescription in my possession, but the cops did not press the issue. In both cases, I was dressed in a suit, tie and trench coat. All this proves nothing, except maybe that I look like such a weenie that I don’t scare cops.
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