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TaleahTyrellSecondEssay 8 - 13 May 2021 - Main.TaleahTyrell
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| | | Luckily I'd brought my wallet along. I gave him my identification and he said, "Oh, you are from here." He let us go. | |
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< | Our day was ruined. We left angry, confused, hurt, but most of all embarrassed. Why did he ask for MY license if I was not the one driving? Why did he stop us for driving around with a Tennessee license plate? I started crying, fuming. Through the frustration however, I began to wonder if maybe that cop was actually a kind man with good intentions, maybe with kids and a family that lived close to the area. What if, he from his perspective, our foreign car driving around the neighborhood was a threat that he needed to stop immediately? | >
> | We left angry, confused, hurt, but most of all embarrassed. Why did he ask for MY license if I was not the one driving? Why did he stop us for driving around with a Tennessee license plate? Through the frustration however, I began to wonder if maybe that cop was actually a kind man with good intentions, maybe with kids and a family that lived close to the area. What if, he, from his perspective, genuinely viewed our activities as a threat and it was instinctual for him to stop us? | | | Police Officers Discernment |
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