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EXCERPT FROM "4 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF BEFORE CALLING...":
"Before calling the police, stop and reflect on whether what you’re seeing is plainly a crime or just something that you’re worried could be a crime. If it’s just as easy to invent a story where what you’re witnessing is someone doing something completely lawful as it would be for something unlawful, extend the benefit of the doubt."
"After all, you wouldn’t want the police to come and detain you when you’re doing something totally normal because someone thought you might be up to no good."
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"Before calling the police, stop and reflect on whether what you’re seeing is plainly a crime or just something that you’re worried could be a crime. If it’s just as easy to invent a story where what you’re witnessing is someone doing something completely lawful as it would be for something unlawful, extend the benefit of the doubt."
"After all, you wouldn’t want the police to come and detain you when you’re doing something totally normal because someone thought you might be up to no good."
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(above video, "Banking While Black")
OUTSTANDING COMMENTARY BY MARK SOVEL
pay close attention to the Q&A at the
4:53 mark between Mark Sovel & Elliot Hill)
OUTSTANDING COMMENTARY BY MARK SOVEL
pay close attention to the Q&A at the
4:53 mark between Mark Sovel & Elliot Hill)
EXCERPT FROM "IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, DO SOMETHING!":
"If you observe someone exhibiting behavior that seems “odd” to you, don’t assume that they are publicly intoxicated. A traumatic brain injury or a similar medical episode may be occurring. Ask if they are OK, if they have a medical condition, and if they need assistance."
"Encourage teachers, coworkers, and organizers to avoid inviting police into classrooms, workplaces, and public spaces."
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"If you observe someone exhibiting behavior that seems “odd” to you, don’t assume that they are publicly intoxicated. A traumatic brain injury or a similar medical episode may be occurring. Ask if they are OK, if they have a medical condition, and if they need assistance."
"Encourage teachers, coworkers, and organizers to avoid inviting police into classrooms, workplaces, and public spaces."
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LISTEN TO THE OFFICER'S COMMENTS.
"Your heart is beating through your chest."
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"Your heart is beating through your chest."
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EXCERPT FROM "10 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF BEFORE YOU CALL...":
Do I need to reflect on what I consider ‘suspicious’ or ‘shady’?
"Whatever stereotypes you have in your mind about Black and brown people; they are not your original thoughts… they’ve been fed to you by negative media portrayals, inaccurate history lessons and bigoted relatives. Use your critical thinking skills and question the pejorative prejudices that float into your mind when you see a Black teenager with their hood up or a group of brown folks walking towards you."
Do I need to reflect on what I consider ‘suspicious’ or ‘shady’?
"Whatever stereotypes you have in your mind about Black and brown people; they are not your original thoughts… they’ve been fed to you by negative media portrayals, inaccurate history lessons and bigoted relatives. Use your critical thinking skills and question the pejorative prejudices that float into your mind when you see a Black teenager with their hood up or a group of brown folks walking towards you."
"The majority of people are just going about their regular business; perhaps they’re wearing a hoodie because it’s cold or they’re gathered together to socialize. The framing of people of colour in our media as criminals, terrorists, aggressors, vandals etc. is an intentional act to further marginalize these communities. Everyone can be part of ending these institutionally upheld forms of racism; it starts with undoing your own biases."
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EXCERPT FROM "IMAGINE ALTERNATIVES" ARTICLE:
Feel for the edge of your own police-calling “threshold”:
Feel for the edge of your own police-calling “threshold”:
- In what situations can you not even imagine calling the police? What is it that seems obvious to you to do instead?
- Are there any situations in which you feel like it’s necessary to call the police?
- Name the situation (or type of situation) in which you think you would call the police, where that response is the only thing you can imagine doing, or would be automatic.
"CAMPAIGNING WHILE BLACK":
In the article:
"A woman across the street came over to my parked car and asked who I was and what I was doing. I gave her a campaign leaflet and discussed my platform. She thanked me for my time, and I thanked her for listening."
Not in the article:
How would the woman feel if a stranger approached her in her car and wanted to know who she was and what she was doing? Would she have approached the car if the gentleman were white? Would she have been curious (a.k.a. nosey and or racist) if he had been white? Why should people of color always feel like they need "papers" at all times?
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In the article:
"A woman across the street came over to my parked car and asked who I was and what I was doing. I gave her a campaign leaflet and discussed my platform. She thanked me for my time, and I thanked her for listening."
Not in the article:
How would the woman feel if a stranger approached her in her car and wanted to know who she was and what she was doing? Would she have approached the car if the gentleman were white? Would she have been curious (a.k.a. nosey and or racist) if he had been white? Why should people of color always feel like they need "papers" at all times?
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