In the US, being black is often seen as probable cause, enough to justify police searches, interrogations, even pre-emptive shootings. In some counties with a particularly bad problem with racial profiling and police brutality, black parents are buying their kids pre-paid legal services and warning them not to stand out.

"Some of my students have said my generation has failed them," said Woods. " . . .They wonder to what extent there is progress when you have to beg for your life on a random encounter with a public servant."

(via Unknown News)

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