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In reply to the discussion: St. Louis teen "was wearing an ankle bracelet at the time he died [View all]notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)the first time it happened it my son though, I think he was 12 while he and his friend were riding bikes. Two brown skinned boys at the corner trying to decide which way to go. They couldn't come to an agreement so they went in separate directions. Police chased my son down, accused him of having a crack pipe and decided it was a drug deal. Upon closer inspection, and with the assistance of my son, officer became aware that the so-called crack pipe was actually a bike wrench. Since my son had broken no law, officer brought him home at which point I explained to him to never run from cops, because that is how he will end up shot in the back and just become another dead black child. And would you believe, the officer looked at me and actually said, "ma'am, we would never do that". I rolled my eyes and said good day.