!0 Ways to Prevent Getting Profiled by the Police if Driving While Black

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http://verysmartbrothas.com/ways-to-prevent-getting-profiled-by-the-police-if-you-happen-to-be-black/

For the past few months, comedian Chris Rock has been documenting his run-ins with the police by taking a selfie each time he’s profiled and sharing it on social media. Isaiah Washington, an actor best known for his role as Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden in the Joe Torre biopic, Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way, tweeted that Rock needs to adapt to profiling, even mentioning that once he stopped driving a Benz and started driving a Prius, he received much less attention from the police.

Predictably, Washington’s comments didn’t go over very well. But, I do think there was a lot of truth in what Washington was saying. My only gripe was that he didn’t go far enough. Following Washington’s lead, here are a few tips to remember if you’re Chris Rock or any other Black person and you happen to be driving and you don’t want to get profiled.

1. Don’t be Black
This is crucial. Nothing else on this list is as important as this detail. If you are a Black person and you happen to be driving and you don’t want to get racially profiled by the police, you need to do everything possible to just not be a Black
person.

2. Be White
If you’re able to not be Black, it will definitely help your chances if you can somehow find a way to just be White.

3. If you suspect you might be Black before you get behind the wheel, find a way to not be Black before you get behind the wheel

Roughly 100% of driving while Black cases involve Black people who willingly got behind the wheel of a car despite knowing very well that they were Black. If this is you, and you’re thinking about driving, you need to find a way to not be Black before you start driving.

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I don't know if this had been posted on DU before. I just saw it today on Twitter.

[Exultant Democracy]

1. The terrible truth is that the 'broken clock' Isaiah Washington was right about this

he said the same thing a few months ago that I did years ago.

Stop driving a nice car and drive a Prius. I was getting pulled over on a almost weekly basis around 8 years ago when I was driving my BMW. When I'm driving the Prius I don't even think the cops notice I'm black anymore.