For the black folks who think cops and the justice system are against them, I offer this:
- I grew up in South Jamaica, Queens.
- I was surrounded by guns, gangs, and drugs.
- Even still, I’ve never killed anyone (I mean, there have been people where I wouldn’t have been sad if a bus hit them, or something, but I’ve never committed the act against anyone.
- I’ve never been in handcuffs (well, not actual handcuffs… there were a few times in college NEVERMIND, NEVERMIND, NEVERMIND).
- Outside of work, never seen the inside of a jail cell.
- I’ve had a bad interaction with a cop, but it stemmed from a female black cop being *very* aggressive to the point where even the other cops on scene were looking at her weird. I think she secretly wanted me.
So it is entirely possible for black folks to simply exist without problems or issues. Try it, it’s actually easy.
Hugs (except for that one cop… my tricep still has that lump where she hit me with her baton),
Zeek