If I was a betting man, I would bet that every (real) black man in America has been stopped, harassed or messed with the police. Ya know officer friendly, the people in the dark blue that is suppose to serve and protect the public. The ironic thing about it is when polled most black people don't feel safe knowing a cop is around, while white citizens feel extra safe. But why is that?
I can tell you from my perspective based on my last two stops in the last month. Stop number 1. I had just purchased a Geo Prizm and was driving home from the BMV. The thing about it now is if you purchase a specialty license plate, you have to receive it in the mail in about 7-10 days. I had a paper plate but I didn't have a screw driver to put the paper plate over my transfer plate from another car I had. I just figured I would go home and get it done!
Well guess who stopped me? Yelp, good old officer Friendly! He followed me for about a mile and "BOOM" on come the blue and red lights. He walks up to me and started yelling who's car is this!! I calmly handed him my regristration and license. He kept ranting that the plate is not coming up on his computer. I said its a plate I took off my van I just sold and bought this one. He said to keep my hands at ten and two until he gets back. I said yes sir and looked straight ahead until her returned. Yes I had my hands where he demanded. He came back and realized that this black man was actually telling the truth. He still went on to inform me that he could arrest me, impound my car and make my life miserable for having him go thru all that work of him having to pick me out of the crowd to stop me. I agreed and apologized for the wrong I caused the city if Indianapolis. He then relaxed and told to me have a good day and be safe because it was a lot of crazy people on the streets. In my mind I was in complete harmony with tha sucka cuz he was not only a crazy person member, he was the freaking president!
stop number 2.
I went to the Airport to Pick up Kim. Her flight was delayed by an hour and you know you can't just sit there and wait. You gotta circle around like a vulture until you see your patron. Well, I eventually got tired of this activity and pulled over outside the airport. I could see the pick up site and I just waited there with my hazzards on. Well the vice president of the crazy cop club speeds up behind me and turns on the lights and walks up on me slowly. Now you know I keeps my windows extra dark (because that's how I roll sucka)so I let the windows down before he got there. Super Cop asks me in a sarcastic voice "Is your vehicle broke down" with a big kool-aid grin? I said no as I had my hands at 10 and 2! He then points the no parking sign and says "you parked right in front of the sign can't you read?" I just handed him my license and registration. He went back to the squad car and sat there for a few and came back and told me how he could write me a $55 ticket and add points to my license. I again, apologized for breaking the law. I mean, think about it- I was the cause of people buying illegal drugs, women getting raped, couples fighting and the earth quake in Japan. That was all me, so I know I was wrong. But again, because I played the dumb slave and allowed yet another cop to feel like he did his job.
My point is this. I know some great officers of he law, but as a black male, I know all too well the other side of the power that they have. I don't like it, but I accept it. I don't want to fight this system, or give it to much thought, I want a higher power to do what needs to be done fairly and when the time is right. In the end, that is all we can do. It aint worth my time to get bent out of shape over things I can't change. So I just learned to always do the right thing and answer with yes or no and be as humble as I can. I try to express this to my nephew who sometimes get stopped by the cops, but he said he just gets "smart mouth" when he gets pulled over for being black. I can't understand arguing with a cop because the cop always win, he has a gun, cuffs and has already called 9 other cops to back him up. Besides the back up cops are already mad from leaving the doughnut shop early-lol! Still I gotta be humble and respect the position even if eye don't like the actions of the officers! So far, so good......
I am Ward.....and jail free!
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