Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Enforcers reflect the enforced.
The other day I was pulled over by a Highland Park police officer for going 10 mph over the speed limit at midnight. I found this a little ridiculous since I wasnt putting anyone in danger and wasnt going excessively fast. After this happened I began to think about what other reasons he would have stopped me. I came to the conclusion that he was bored and he just wanted to write me a ticket. Highland Park police really have nothing to do besides write tickets all day and be over suspicious about old ugly cars driven by someone other than a white caucasian. This then lead me to pondering about how police men, enforcers of the neighborhood, reflect the enforced, us. When you travel to a lower class neighborhood there are not brand new Chevrolet Tahoes patrolling the neighborhood, but old beat up Town and Countries. The policemen in the beat up Town and Countries have more important crimes to regulate than me going 10 mph over the speed limit. I am sure that the quality of the police stations also illustrate what kind of crime is present in that neighborhood. Old ford= Burglary.... Brand New Tahoe= J walking.
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