Gnu - my apologies, I did misread what you wrote. I sincerely apologize for twisting your words. My error.

LH - you are absolutely right. I am still stunned at the reaction. I thought more of the people on here. Guess I was wrong there too!

"My assumption is that the police officer in that case is White." Based upon a few lines in a wire story? That is sort of like making an assumption that Dylan did not belong in the neighborhood and he was up to something, or assuming that anyone can walk in Howard Beach without being questioned, or assuming that two people of the same sex can walk down a street without being hasseled, or that anyone with middle-eastern blood in them can fly an airplane and not be stared at.

The reality is, we ALL make assumptions. How we move on and deal with it is how we are judged. There is no way I can imagine what is like to be a person of color. The best way I can address the issue is to live my life and consider how I treat others and how I address issues.