How do you feel about this cartoon?

[JohnnyRingo]

50. I'm white, and that's how I always conducted myself.

Unfortunately, that doesn't always work when black people get targeted as suspects in something they didn't do. If I were an African American, I'd be much more nervous about an encounter with police.

Admittedly, part of the issue is that many African Americans fit a broad general description: black curly hair, brown eyes, and facial features typical of their racial makeup. If a suspect happens to be wearing the same color shirt, they often get a positive ID by a victim as the criminal. From there, it goes straight to a public defender who takes a plea bargain to avoid a lengthy sentence. It's very sad really that the best one can do is take the advice in the cartoon and hope for the best. Running or resisting is futile and dangerous.