All Lives Matter, as Long as They Look Like Yours
Black Lives are constantly in danger. As a white woman, I don’t have to fear for my life if I’m pulled over by the police, even if I’ve committed a traffic violation. It’s unlikely I’ll be asked to step out of my vehicle.

In general, I’ll be inconvenienced for 30 minutes or so and allowed to go on with my life until I’m required to appear in court, or pay my ticket.

Only once in my life have I even been asked where I was going or why I was in a certain area. Do you know why, besides the fact of my skin color? According to the cop, I was in a ‘dangerous’ part of town and he was concerned for my safety.

Surprise, surprise, I was driving through what’s considered the Black part of town.

The police officer was bothered more by the fact that I was there to pick up a friend than anything. He ended up citing me for multiple, petty items, simply because I didn’t play into his narrative.
['Chloe Cuthbert']
['Self Improvement', 'BlackLivesMatter', 'Society', 'Equality', 'Race']