This needs to be said loud, proud and often:
Fighting with cops, resisting arrest, and running will get you shot. Don’t do it. Rights are defended in court, not on the streets.
Im white, and I clearly remember “The Talk”.
ditto. it really ticked me off in 2020 when I heard blacks talk about the talk as if they were the only ones giving it. but, based on conversations with my black friends their talk is a tad different than what we gave and got.
A much useful “Talk” is John Debyshire’s “The Talk: Nonblack Version”
https://www.takimag.com/article/the_talk_nonblack_version_john_derbyshire/
The Talk? I learned not to throw a temper tantrum in the presence of an adult from birth. My mom and my dad would knock the snot out of me if I misbehaved. If I misbehaved at school, my dad would go to school and tell the teacher they had permission to paddle my behind.
I am no longer a kid, but I still give the benefit of the doubt to authority figures like policemen. I do vociferously defend my point of view with them though.
Example, I was pulled over after leaving a tribal casino. Having drank more than a few beers, I had taken a few hours to eat dinner, throw darts and do a little dancing. The officer made me do the sobriety test. I started off telling him I was dead sober. I told him to quit this nonsense and give me the breathalyzer. After 40 minutes of acrobatics which I could not do at age 58 and having one leg 2 inches shorter than the other, he gave me the breath test. I blew a 0.00. At that point I read him the riot act.... He didn’t even try to get me for going 10 miles over, which I was travelling. I got an apology, and I was on my way. I spoke in the manner my parents taught me, defend yourself, but know you are representing the family.