> I can’t think of a single person of color that I know, and I know many that has had a poor interaction with the police. Consider yourself lucky. Here's more

> I can’t think of a single person of color that I know, and I know many that has had a poor interaction with the police. Consider yourself lucky. Here's more anecdata: few years ago, I was biking back home (Upper Haight) and missed a stop sign. For context, I'm latino, south american especifically, but look kindof european. The police officer stopped me, really courteous asked for my papers and before looking at them explained really calmed that I had missed a stop sign. I gave him my chilean driver's license (I had not applied for my CA license at that time) and then he immediately changed the tone. He tooked my papers to his car and then came back telling a story how much I liked to ignore rules and I had a "pretty long record" (I have not, that was first ticket in the US). It didn't matter what I said, he became more agitated and violent and only because I kept my cool and basically said yes to everything (frisking and lots of very inappropriate questions), he gave me a ticket and left. I'm sorry, but in here I just avoid cops, I don't trust professionals that have poor training, are poorly paid and can't control themselves when there is some danger, which is the thing they should excel at. I'm obviously generalazing here, but this is also reflected in the linked article and, IMO the core of the Nieto murder.