05-14-2018, 05:10 PM
(05-14-2018, 04:54 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Considering today's climate, I would be very surprised to find your average citizen, let alone police officer, that openly racist that they would call the cops on a couple of black people who weren't doing anything. Or that the cops would also be so openly racist that they would have no problem geting unnecessarily physical.
However, I do tend to believe the best in humanity so maybe that's just me.
I try to believe the best in humanity, but humanity often disappoints. I've seen too many examples of the things you would be very surprised to find.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
