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don't forget the Patriot Act-
i'm so ashamed of NH- of 'America'
of human'kind'
i was stopped for a 'crack' in my windshield- not speeding, no other issue, i was stopped because i am white and my youngest son is black- the cruiser was parked on the other side of the road, and they looked closely at our 'old volvo' as we drove by- then pulled out and clicked on lights and siren, and approached my car with thier hands on thier holsters. !! my l2 yr old (whiter than white red-haired son was in the front seat) when the 'woman' officer was going to issue me a DE tag i asked her to cite the statute that i was 'violating' since the crack was NOT within the line of vision, and had passed inspection-, the other officer said who's that little guy in the carseat? MY SON i said- (controling the rage in my voice, but just barely) She returned to her car to find out the 'statute # for me, then came back and said, "It's your lucky day, we have another call" and drove off- i was so pissed, i went to the new police chief, (i've lived in this town all my life, and EVERYONE knows my little son- but we had a whole new police crew come in, and they were 'gung-ho'- He promised me that the stop was NOT 'racial' but he would be sure and talk to the officers involved- especially when i said, if my toddler had been 'white' if i would have recieved the same questioning....- The female officer lasted less than a month, and the chief ended up leaving his wife, and running off with our 'animal officer'"
This all happened before the Patriot act- we'd be screwed if it happened today- Racisim is legal, predjuce for any kind of 'non-conformity' is legal- hatred is legal.....
unless you are a 'religious 'right winger' then you can cry 'persecution' !! and be heard-
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