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Originally Posted by KDCat
Pot doesn't make people charge cops with their head down.
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It also doesn't prevent people from doing so.
To highlight how race and gender shape experiences and interactions:
There are members of the Black community who discuss (usually mainly with other Black people) the hetero-masculine demeanor of many Black men; and how this demeanor can sometimes come across as cocky and overly confident when dealing with authority figures including law enforcement. Some Black men have difficulty balancing this with what
many Black men are taught about law enforcement--to stay away from law enforcement as much as possible but in an interaction to not say too much, be respectful, watch body language, etc.
It is therefore not shocking if some interactions with law enforcement turn hostile and physical for particular groups of people. I have seen certain hostilities myself and it is by the grace of God these interactions did not escalate.
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