Wednesday, April 21, 2021

10 Questions about Driving While White

White friends:

1. About how times have you been pulled over in your car when you were not a clear danger to others by speeding, running a red light, or other manifestly dangerous driving behavior?

2. During how many of those stops you were required to exit your vehicle? 

3. On how many of those occasions you were asked for permission to search your vehicle? 

4. In how many of those instances you were subjected to threatening or abusive language?

5. How many of those times did you see a weapon pointed at you?

6. During how many of those incidents were you handcuffed?

7.  In how many of those episodes were you subjected to rough treatment?

8. In how many of these encounters were you injured by a peace officer?

9. When you were stopped, how many times did you compare your situation to someone in your relational network who, under similar circumstances, was seriously injured or killed?

10. How many of those occurrences concluded with you feeling valued, defended, and protected as a citizen?