I didn't hear the author encouraging anyone to live like a victim, just vividly recounting a fucked-up situation and I totally empathized with him. I've seen e

I didn't hear the author encouraging anyone to live like a victim, just vividly recounting a fucked-up situation and I totally empathized with him. I've seen enough dashcam videos to know that there are racist cops out there looking to escalate situations to the point where they feel justified shooting a black man. How could the author "understand how police work" well enough that he wouldn't be fearful in this situation?