> Notice that while average white parents might worry about criminals before letting their kids out on the street, the black parents worry (with good reason) about the police.
>>bJGVyg+(OP)
Let's put it like this. Everyone worries about criminals, to the point that a mother will always tell you to be careful when you go out.
But when I went out, my mother (and elders in our community) would say specifically, may God protect you from the police. That is a significant statement.