A white “back the blue” family was speeding their dog to the veterinarian after it had been hit by a car. When stopped by the police, they assumed white privilege and that cops would es…
We are raised in families where we are ordered around. We are sent to schools where we are trained to be obedient. We go to work in authoritarian organizations. We don’t understand democracy or cooperative organization. Nobody knows why.
Because life is even worse (and often shorter, at least in the US, since you don’t get health and dental care until it’s too late) if you’re poor.
But seriously my dad taught us never to say anything unnecessary to police and to ask for a lawyer first if ever questioned. This was in the 80s too, way before the internet memo lawyers made catchy videos about not talking.
He’d been tear gassed while protesting the Vietnam War, and when I was deciding what to do for college, he let me know that the main reason he went was to reduce his draft odds.
I think that’s what made him distrust the police. He wasn’t antigovernment or anything though, and even ran for state senate later in life, after being in local politics. No Democrat had ever won in his district though so he never had a chance.
We are raised in families where we are ordered around. We are sent to schools where we are trained to be obedient. We go to work in authoritarian organizations. We don’t understand democracy or cooperative organization. Nobody knows why.
Because life is even worse (and often shorter, at least in the US, since you don’t get health and dental care until it’s too late) if you’re poor.
But seriously my dad taught us never to say anything unnecessary to police and to ask for a lawyer first if ever questioned. This was in the 80s too, way before the internet memo lawyers made catchy videos about not talking.
Your dad was amazing for doing that. Sadly that advice was far from the norm back then. Especially in non minority families.
He’d been tear gassed while protesting the Vietnam War, and when I was deciding what to do for college, he let me know that the main reason he went was to reduce his draft odds.
I think that’s what made him distrust the police. He wasn’t antigovernment or anything though, and even ran for state senate later in life, after being in local politics. No Democrat had ever won in his district though so he never had a chance.