As I sit in the back of the cop car, the officer asks me "how do I feel right now?" I told him I am scared right now for my life. They were under the impression that I was referring to a person in my neighborhood so they asked me "who I need protection from?" I proceeded to tell them "I am afraid of you." I have always grown up with the thought that the law enforcement are here to protect us, but as these killings from police officers continue to happen, my trust in the law grows smaller and smaller and I am now afraid. I told the officers when I see the police, I have that same knot in my stomach I used to have as a kid when I walked passed sketchy looking older people on my block at night that I have never seen before. They give me the same fear as a random person on the block that you don't know. Its not fair to box these officers in that category I know because I don't know them at all, they can clearly be the most upfront cops in the world. But, I have also seen the power police can have over people, just because they can. It's a fucked up way of viewing the world. As I said that, the officer on the passenger side shook his head, and said to me; "I understand you, and I am sorry." Maybe that means everything will be ok, or maybe that means nothing will change at all......
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