347 Quotes About Racism-in-america

Marcus tries to stay calm for the sake of his family.“I’m not asking. Step out of the damned car!” The officer is becoming unglued.“I’m getting out, damn you, but, here, let me just show you my—”“Don’t reach. Stop!”“I’m getting what you asked for, just going to show you my—”“Put your hands where I can see them!” The officer snarls.“Jesus H. Christ, officer. I’m not—”Thunderous shots ring out, and Marcus slumps away from the dash, back toward the driver’s seat.

This is not a great time to be black in America.

Doesn’t look very good to me. I didn’t hear or see anything to suggest that the officer was in danger at any time.”“Any time a citizen says ‘I have a gun’ to an officer, that officer is in danger.

I don’t want any civil rights marches in our city — they are not good for our image.”“Neither is an officer-involved shooting of an innocent black man who was pulled over for no apparent reason.

Every time our people take two steps forward, it seems that we take a step and a half backward. Things are changing for the better, but when you wear your difference on your face, when the color of your skin defines who you are to others, change doesn’t come easy…

Stop pointing that damned gun at me! You are scaring my children. See, they’re crying. You’ve upset them. It’s okay babies. Daddy is talking to this nasty policeman. I’m sorry he is being such a mean man. We’ll get something to eat in a few minutes.

The Burger King robbery was committed by a couple of black kids, so that fact justifies pulling over EVERY black guy?

The bottom line is the driver was twenty to twenty-five years older than the robbery suspect. Both husband and wife were college- educated, middle-class American citizens, like you and me.”“Except that they were black, and we are not,” Jennifer states the obvious.

His fear may have been race-related. You’d have to ask him. To me, a law-abiding citizen is a law-abiding citizen, regardless of race. So yes, I believe the result would have been different had I been the officer. I don’t believe I’d have pulled this couple over in the first place.