Communities of color don't understand what it means to be a police officer, the fear that police officers have in just being on the streets.
Interpretation
The quote addresses the misunderstanding between communities of color and police officers regarding their respective fears and experiences.
Eric Holder highlights the lack of understanding that exists between communities of color and police officers. He emphasizes that while communities may not grasp the challenges and fears faced by officers on the streets, it is equally important to recognize the fears and vulnerabilities within those communities when interacting with law enforcement. This mutual misunderstanding can lead to tensions and a breakdown in communication, necessitating a deeper exploration of each other's perspectives to foster better relationships.
In practice
In a speech during a community meeting about police relations.
While he was in the service, in the South and in Oklahoma, he was refused service at a couple of places where he was in uniform, and was told that African Americans, blacks, Negros, were not served. And in spite of that, I've never known a man who loved this country more than my father did.
Guantanamo is a chief recruiting tool for al-Qaida. It has put a wedge between the United States and at least some of its allies.
Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and I believe continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards
In a lot of ways, civil rights division is the conscience of the Justice Department. You can almost measure what kind of Justice Department you have by what kind of civil rights division that you have.
One of the things I learned is that you've got to deal with the underlying social problems if you want to have an impact on crime - that it's not a coincidence that you see the greatest amount of violent crime where you see the greatest amount of social dysfunction.
Those who peacefully gather to express sympathy for the family of Michael Brown must have their rights respected at all times. And journalists must not be harassed or prevented from covering a story that needs to be told.
The only people out at this hour were ones who couldn't sleep,those haunted by one thing or another:love thwarted, love lost, love thrown away. They were the sort of people who didn't want to be noticed, who wanted to slip through shadows, be alone with their despair.
After all these years, I could say thank you to a woman who had a powerful impact on my early life.
You learn nothing about men by snubbing them and crushing their pride. You must ask them what it is they can do in this world, that they alone can do.
Hug and kiss whoever helped get you - financially, mentally, morally, emotionally - to this day. Parents, mentors, friends, teachers. If you're too uptight to do that, at least do the old handshake thing, but I recommend a hug and a kiss. Don't let the sun go down without saying thank you to someone, and without admitting to yourself that absolutely no one gets this far alone.
The single most important factor in our long-term happiness is the relationships we have with our family and close friends.
The idea of being a character who is kind of isolated, I can relate to that.
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