They planned to walk to school in the morning. At the top of a long list of things to do before we left for our trip was e-mail chief of police. I explained to the chief that my husband and I were going on a cruise, I was a member of the community and that my two sons would be walking to school. I attached pictures of the boys, explaining that only a couple of black families lived in the neighborhood. My sons did not normally walk in the neighborhood, so they would draw attention. I offered to bring my sons to the police department so officers could meet them. The police chief and I met and all went well. But Ive asked myself: How many parents of white sons have thought to add to their to-do-before-leaving-town list, Write letter to local police department, introducing sons and attaching photos, so police do not become suspicious and harass them?
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 18:01:20 +0000
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