re: #60 lawhawk

I’m 47 years old, whiter than sour cream, no criminal record. Something I learned as a teenager is that there’s no situation so bad that it can’t be made worse by the arrival of the police. My work sometimes takes me in close proximity to the police, and even professionally I treat them the way I would treat any unpredictable dangerous animal. My words and movements are considered and deliberate. I telegraph my intentions as much as possible. I avoid prolonged eye contact. As soon as is practical, I put as much distance between them and me as I can. My list of reasons to distrust the police is miles long. I don’t think of any of them as being “here to help.”