I have gotten to see how the police treat my black and brown colleagues over the last 10 years ago and it's been pretty shocking. One of my NP's husband was arrested because his name was the same as an escaped fugitive (he has a VERY common hispanic name). They actually sent him to prison for a month until his wife spent $30,000 to hire a lawyer to get him released. How the fuck does that even happen? You think there is a chance in hell that would have happened to me? The guy is an MRI tech so it's not like he's a thug - or even looks like one.
Another one of my NP's son is black and he got pulled over for not signaling in traffic, they search his car without cause, find an empty container of CBD (which he doesn't even use - it was a friends) and arrest him for possession. They never drug tested the kid. CBD is widely sold in Dallas, but he was pulled over in Rowlett, a DFW suburb. So the governor had a bill to legalize CBD in Texas on his desk and it was signed before the kid went to court. The court did not dismiss. Instead they fined him $5,000 and put him on deferred adjudication. You think they would have thought they could have got away with that shit with my kid? Would they have even pulled over my kid?
We all went out drinking one night and we all drove home afterwards (I was fine). Guess who gets pulled over by cops? The black gal who is a PA. They arrest her for suspicion of DUI. She smartly refuses the breathalizer so they get a warrant and take her to an ED for a blood raw. They kept the case open for 3-4 years. Finally, her lawyer found out her BAC was less than 80. They could have dismissed that shit any time they wanted.
So it's been eyeopening. The white privilege thing is real although I think it's more along the lines that everybody should be treated the way we are rather than being white being some sort fo fucking nirvana.