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Talking to strangers what is the premise of this book . Were not very good at talking to strangers. I was looking at the contemporary high profile controversies that come down to the same problem people had conversations with bernie made off and never understood who he was or at penn state the Sexual Assault case at stanford a few years back. And communications and the one that the book starts and ends with is the signature case im concerned with is the sandra bland cast on case which is a high profile in counter of africanamericans of Law Enforcement. Which was a conversation between a young black man and a Police Officer composer over and the conversation goes off the rails and i wondered why is it we fail in these conversations with strangers . Why is it important to you . Nobody loves the transcript more than me. Have people express themselves and if someone is articulate and one of and to be interviewed by the actor wesley brand. And then he starts to talk and then realize to be t
Very good at talking to strangers. I was struck by how many of the kind of contemporary highprofile controversies that we find ourselves in come down to the same problem, that two people who didnt know each other very well attempt to communicate and fail or attempt to understand each other and fail. Bernie madoff, people had conversations with Bernie Madoff and never understood who he was. The Jerry Sandusky case at penn state. Brock turner Sexual Assault case at stanford a few years back, these are failed communications. And the one that really, the book starts and ends with, the signature case im concerned with is the sandra bland case, which is one of those high profile encounters between African Americans and Law Enforcement that was, excuse me, so much in the news a few years ago, which was a conversation between a young black man, black woman and a Police Officer who pulls her over, and the conversation goes off the rails. And i wondered why is it, why is it that were, that we fa