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Growing up, how did your parent(s) teach you to think about the police? (POC stands for people of color to be clear)

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Trust/respect them (parents r POC)

Distrust/fear them (parents r POC)

Trust/repect them (parents r white)

Distrust/fear them (parents r white

Were neutral/didn’t mention them

419 votes

Anonymous 11w

School taught me to trust them, but our experiences with them solidified that you often can’t. -white family

Anonymous 11w

My dad is brown af and my mom is white but they both smoked weed when it was still illegal and both had a criminal history so we were def an anti cop household

Anonymous 11w

Distrust/fear of cops white household, my mama grew up super poor so maybe that’s related?

Anonymous 11w

Taught to respect but not necessarily trust or rely on.

Anonymous 11w

White household, taught don’t respect but still be cautious of.

Anonymous

#3 11w

Definitely a “be super respectful, don’t give them a reason to go after you, don’t be alone with them if possible, never give them permission to search anything, don’t speak to them without a lawyer present” household lol that shit was hammered into my head.

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Anonymous 11w

Well tbf they werent doing like active crime atp it was just the weed and history. It was more of a dont be like me but dont be a snitch either 💀😭 like if the cops ever try to talk to you dont answer them just ask for a lawyer, piggy want a donut type shit

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Anonymous 11w

No?? It was abt THEIR crime history and my dad had child support warrants, theyre shitty people but thats fucking crazy???