[Harp-L] Musicians and Police Revisited

[Will Vogtman <will_vogtman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks to all who replied.  This is a general reply and will be my last post on the subject since it is not really harp related.
   
  I am REALLY trying to rid myself on one of my last remaining prejudices.  In reading your responses, I wonder if the policemen that I encounter somehow "pick-up" on my apprehension and misinterpret it.  
   
  I also think that my problems have  a lot to do with the area I live in.  One poster wrote that it's no longer 1967.  When I examine my local area, I think we are stuck in the late 1950's.  The bigoted values are still the same (I can even see this as a straight, white man).  Maybe the police must act like the police did in the late 1950's in order to police a town that's stuck in the 1950's?
   
  I guess the major problem I have is the attitude that I perceive that officers have when they deal with me.  Even once I display that I am cooperative, they are often rude and arrogant in my experiences.  I realize that their lives are in the line, but when I am dealing with them peacefully, why do they want to push buttons to make me want to react aggressively?
   
  Thanks again for the replies.  I do my best to respect the officers of the law.  I am working on losing my prejudice here.
   
  Will

 
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