then we ve also had to process the fact that the relationship between police and community is not what we want it to be and so often young black men, you know, experience police not as a positive force to protect, but as somebody who is going see you as a suspect or somebody to be feared. how is that playing out for you in school and also now that you re working. police in chicago for a while i was driving lyft when i was in college. i d come home weekends, drive lyft and i was getting pulled over like crazy, almost every night i was getting pulled over, but the first question they asked and i asked how are you doing, officer? their first question is any drugs and weapons in the car?
process the fact that the relationship between the police and the community is not what we want it to be. and so often, young black men, you know, experience police not as a positive force to protect but as somebody who is going to see you as a suspect or somebody to be feared. how has that played out for you guys, both while you re still in school but also now that you re working? police in chicago, for a while i was driving a lyft while i was still in college, i would come home weekends, drive lyft. and i was getting pulled over like crazy, almost every night i was getting pulled over. but the first question they asked i asked, how are you doing, officer, how is it going? their first question is, any drugs or weapons in the car? granted, i m a big black guy.
while i was driving a lyft while i was still in college, i would come home weekends, drive lyft. and i was getting pulled over like crazy, almost every night i was getting pulled over. but the first question they asked i asked, how are you doing, officer, how is it going? their first question is, any drugs or weapons in the car? granted, i m a big black guy. the first thing they see, suspicious. but as i was telling the guys, i ve got to make it home to my family. i can t be another case where some officer has his knee on my neck, choking me out. so my biggest thing is making it back home, regardless. anything that s going on outside, you know, i love my family, love my baby more. that s a feeling you re going to feel, mr. cooper. get home, even when your eyes
as a positive force to protect but, as somebody who is gonna see you as as a suspect or or some somebody to be feared. i how s that played out, for you guys? both, while you are still in school but also now that you re working. police in chicago, for a while, i was driving lyft. while i was still in college. i d come home weekends, drive lyft. uh-huh. and i was getting pulled over, like crazy. almost every night, i was getting pulled over. but the first question they asked and i asked how you doing, officer? how s it going? they first question, any drugs or weapons in the car? granted, i m a big, black guy. you know, with locks. and, you know, first thing they see, i m just suspicious. but as i was telling the guys, i got to make it home. to my family.