I'm just putting myself in this guy's shoes. Obviously, there's a world of difference between being chased by two yahoos with guns from being stopped by the police. But, along with Fat George's stalking, they reflect a total disregard for an individual's civil rights.
- What's up with some strange dude following me through the neighborhood with a gun?
- WTF? Why are these yahoos chasing me down in their pick-up truck with shotguns?
- Why in the world is a police officer stopping me for -- sitting -- in my car??? Why isn't he telling me what the reason is for ID'ing me and requesting to search my vehicle? Why has he called for back-up? Why in the f*k is one of them trying to TASE me??!?
Seriously, if this shit happened to you or me, we'd be livid about our treatment. This stuff happens to Black men all the time. I have a friend who told me she and her husband had a serious sit-down with their son when be became a teenager -- and again when he got his drivers license -- telling him that whatever the situation, NEVER get angry, frustrated, and/or talk back to a law enforcement officer about the way he's treating you. No matter how trivial the stop, the consequences could be deadly serious.