What she could see:

Young black male wearing a fitted black New Era hat, black doo rag, braided hair, dark shades, black t-shirt, shiny watch, and driving a car with chrome rims.

What she couldn’t see:

Mature black man with a diploma from Ryerson as an IT graduate, a BA in Teaching from Windsor U, which led to becoming an amazing elementary school teacher with a passion for children as a devoted father figure, basketball coach, track coach, baseball coach, loved son, grandson, and nephew, well liked in the community, hard ass worker full of integrity, pride and honesty…and impeccable credit to add.

What she assumed:

He was known to the police, the car wasn’t his and everything he had was gained illegally.

What she found:

That she was greatly mistaken.

The officer felt she needed to calm down a potentially hostile black man so in her most reassuring voice she said, “Before you start to complain you didn’t do anything wrong, I just need to verify who you are“. All I can say is HE HAS 99 PROBLEMS BUT A FEMALE AIN’T ONE.

Peace.

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