Obviously, upon reading this, I was furious that the man did absolutely nothing, but because of his skin color, he was being treated like a criminal. When I took a second, I took a step back and analyzed how my life and perception is with the police force. The last time I got pulled over; violence never crossed my mind. Actually, the last time I was stopped, I forgot to get out my insurance card. When the cop was literally at my window asking for license and registration, without thinking, I reached and got my card out of my glove department. The cop never said anything to me, and I never told the cop what I was doing. When I started thinking about this story and my experience, the black man threw his wallet on the dashboard, so he would not be accused for reaching for anything. I, on the other hand being a white female, just casually reached into an unknown compartment and nothing happened.
Taking note of both of these events, I realized that I will never understand what it is like to be a black individual in this oppressed world. I will also never try to understand the oppression that black people go through, but will always recognize that it does take place. My unconscious lifestyle shows the racism that takes place in today's community, so the question at hand is whether or not the United States as a whole will recognize the problem at hand.
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