Tension and gravity are two effects of inertia that help to stabilize life on earth.
The majority of people on earth probably have racial bias toward their own communities.
One job of a good teacher is to liberate students from ignorant, traditional beliefs like racism.
One job of a good cop is to protect and defend people so that they can be safe in their homes.
The policeman is likely a good cop and he risks his life daily protecting us all. He experiences stress that most teachers cannot imagine.
The policeman is likely racist, but he is not capable of speaking frankly about it because he would lose his job.
Drinking together is a subtle reprimand. If people are willing to escalate institutional racism when they are in the power position, they must be prepared for public scrutiny.
Open dialogue enables the aggressive emotions created by the fear of stereotypes to evaporate.
The only people insisting to me that the police officer is not a racist happen to be racist as well.