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<blockquote data-quote="kg01" data-source="post: 714593" data-attributes="member: 11"><p>Too painful a subject for me. I've told about how my grandmother explained how I should act in public as a black man. One of the things she told me was I couldn't run in public because, if someone accused me of a crime, they could gun me down and ask questions later. And nothing would be done about it.</p><p></p><p>She told me this in 1988 so this wasn't some Black Lives Matter conversation. Apparently she'd seen that happen several times.</p><p></p><p>I didn't think I'd have to have those types of conversations with my sons some 30-odd years later but here we are.</p><p></p><p>What makes it even sadder is my grandma lives in Brunswick and I'm sure she knows that family. I know it's just some 'story' for most of yall, but I have to walk around with that fear my whole life.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There's nothing funny about that.</p><p></p><p>As a black man, that image would absolutely terrify me and a life or death confrontation would ensue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kg01, post: 714593, member: 11"] Too painful a subject for me. I've told about how my grandmother explained how I should act in public as a black man. One of the things she told me was I couldn't run in public because, if someone accused me of a crime, they could gun me down and ask questions later. And nothing would be done about it. She told me this in 1988 so this wasn't some Black Lives Matter conversation. Apparently she'd seen that happen several times. I didn't think I'd have to have those types of conversations with my sons some 30-odd years later but here we are. What makes it even sadder is my grandma lives in Brunswick and I'm sure she knows that family. I know it's just some 'story' for most of yall, but I have to walk around with that fear my whole life. There's nothing funny about that. As a black man, that image would absolutely terrify me and a life or death confrontation would ensue. [/QUOTE]
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