I did not understand how truly deeply racism was embedded into the
fabric of American culture, especially into non-white Americans, until
I was arrested. In the bullpen I felt like I was in a place worse than
the Playground. I felt like I was in danger of being murdered at
anytime. I knew then that "my place" was upper-middle class neo-white.
I felt like I had only one ally in the whole place, and he was another
middle-class neo-white Irish guy. Otherwise, I was surrounded by
blacks I believed were sub-morons and a few white bikers I perviced as
white-trash. It was an enlightening experience.
I don't want to let anyone in prison out. But I do want to kill most
cops. After being arrested the image of the cop as Protector of Law
was transformed into the image of Shithead With a Gun. I was arested
by -black cops- so I do not see this whole cop thing as a racial issue
(I get the sensation that MIM does). Not that I don't hate white cops,
too. I can see where Tani is coming from on the color blue when I
think about the people who where it.
