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A former Alabama state trooper, in an open letter to unarmed black
people, on Wednesday gave some advice: Don't run from police.Orrin "Checkmate" Hudson, a Birmingham native and Alabama trooper from 1986 to 1993, wrote an open letter that appeared in Frost Illustrated, a Fort Wayne, Indiana, weekly geared toward African-American residents. "I've said it before, and I'll say it again: In a situation with the police, it's not immediately about who is right or wrong, it's about staying alive," Hudson wrote in the letter. "If the police are making a wrongful arrest, this can be corrected later at a safer time.
"Too many unarmed African-American men are losing their lives to white police officers, and most of the time justice is not being served. But even if justice is served, a valuable life has already been lost."
Hudson, who founded Be Someone, a non-profit that tries to help youth make better life decisions, gave five tips to avoid danger:
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What does he suggest when the thugs kick in your front door and shoot your dog in the process of raiding the wrong house?
ReplyDeleteProbably the same thing since after all, " this can be corrected later at a safer time." :)
DeleteReminds me of that famous line from the artistically triumphant movie "Mars Attacks". Don't run, we are your friends!
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