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hootinholler

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24. No. But to be fair...

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Sat Apr 11, 2015, 11:23 AM

Apr 2015

They didn't give me the talk about sex either.

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If you are white, did your parents give you "the talk" about how to behave around police? [View all] gollygee Apr 2015 OP

No. There was no reason to talk...all was just assumed...we'd be good and libdem4life Apr 2015 #1

I'm talking abou the specific talk the other thread is about gollygee Apr 2015 #2

No, they assumed if I got pulled over, the consequences would be fair. libdem4life Apr 2015 #4

Yeah, that seemed to be the assumption that my parents always had gollygee Apr 2015 #5

We lived in a really, really small town. I kind of knew there were some libdem4life Apr 2015 #8

We were told to be respectful to anyone older then we were yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #11

I did have a talk with my son boston bean Apr 2015 #3

I'm reading a biography of a rock star treestar Apr 2015 #18

Luckily my son thus far has remained unscathed... boston bean Apr 2015 #19

Long haired white teen boys treestar Apr 2015 #21

Speeding is something that gets young males on their radar.. boston bean Apr 2015 #22

I was schooled on Officer Friendly. Lilyhoney Apr 2015 #6

Me too RockaFowler Apr 2015 #9

My kids too, but that's all the more reason to have the talk. Nye Bevan Apr 2015 #38

My folks said they would beat the shit outta you and I would deserve it AngryAmish Apr 2015 #7

I am assuming that you are white, and wondered if you think that would have happened if black? KitSileya Apr 2015 #27

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You know you are doing something right when you keep getting replies from name removed. KitSileya Apr 2015 #70

I'm white...71 years old... Bigmack Apr 2015 #10

Voted "yes over 46" BUT- it was never a presumption I might get shot KittyWampus Apr 2015 #12

We got "a" talk when we started driving TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #13

That sounds a lot like "the talk" to me gollygee Apr 2015 #14

My dad worked for the town and knew a lot of cops TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #15

For me the talk Was About my doing something that the cops would misconstrue aikoaiko Apr 2015 #16

From a different vantage point treestar Apr 2015 #17

They get politer the older you get Mariana Apr 2015 #41

Yes, being a young black male treestar Apr 2015 #46

I think so. I was told not to argue with them, to just say 'yes, sir/no, sir', and to never, ever Marr Apr 2015 #20

I did give my white son that talk, because although he is white, he *looked* like a tblue37 Apr 2015 #23

No. But to be fair... hootinholler Apr 2015 #24

LOL - yes, my Dad said "keep your mouth shut and never say anything except OKNancy Apr 2015 #25

My parents didn't give me "the talk," but my husband and I City Lights Apr 2015 #26

YES! Mike Nelson Apr 2015 #28

No, I was taught that cops are my friends, there to help me Cal Carpenter Apr 2015 #29

You bet. Both parents were extremly skeptical of the police and made sure I knew how to deal with Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #30

as a long hair late 60s early 70s hippie i was at a bit of risk-not like being black but some risk dembotoz Apr 2015 #31

i got a version of the talk, i suppose, but i don't think it was from my folks fizzgig Apr 2015 #32

Yes and over 46. Sissyk Apr 2015 #33

Yes sir, No sir, keep hands where they can see them & HereSince1628 Apr 2015 #57

Yes, with our son, when he was in his teens. We are in our 60s and white. nt Nay Apr 2015 #34

My father grew up poor and white in East Texas. He knew about cops. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2015 #35

Yes. JTFrog Apr 2015 #36

Yep. Every parent needs to explain to their kids how to safely interact with cops. Nye Bevan Apr 2015 #37

Beginning in grade school, I was taught Officer Friendly is not my friend REP Apr 2015 #39

Yes. My father was an attorney LittleBlue Apr 2015 #40

Yes. 36-45 (nt) bigwillq Apr 2015 #42

No; and what's more... caraher Apr 2015 #43

I've gotten out of trouble Aerows Apr 2015 #44

not only my parent, i gave a more strident instruction for my boys since one was about 4 so the seabeyond Apr 2015 #45

Things my Dad told me. Savannahmann Apr 2015 #47

Pretty much what my parents told me (nt) bigwillq Apr 2015 #54

We learned from the bad behavior of my mom and my grandma. hunter Apr 2015 #48

Be cool, don't make any sudden motions, keep your hands where the cop can see them XemaSab Apr 2015 #49

yup, that is what I was told Skittles Apr 2015 #87

When I was a kid I watched my father get into (& win) a physical altercation w/a cop leeroysphitz Apr 2015 #50

Yes, and I pass it on to the next generation. n/t Yo_Mama Apr 2015 #51

i tell the kids at work to verbally invoke their right to remain silent fizzgig Apr 2015 #52

Yes and I've had the talk with my daughters too. FLPanhandle Apr 2015 #53

I've never read and article or heard about a white male Stellar Apr 2015 #55

I voted yes because they did for a very specific reason csziggy Apr 2015 #56

My father had a number of incidents with police that gave him a immense dislike of them... Lancero Apr 2015 #58

No, pretty much figured it out on my own... bluesbassman Apr 2015 #59

My parents taught me how to interact with authority figures RedCappedBandit Apr 2015 #60

I was taught to trust authorities, including police. bemildred Apr 2015 #61

I'm white and I was taught never to trust the cops and never narc. I guess it was a 60s thing. McCamy Taylor Apr 2015 #62

Yes. My Dad did. Adrahil Apr 2015 #63

What talk? Never even heard of such a thing, until I was older. Rex Apr 2015 #64

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Never LeftInTX Apr 2015 #67

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No Go Vols Apr 2015 #69

Yes, but it was brief. JoePhilly Apr 2015 #71

Yes Quackers Apr 2015 #72

Other: I was taught to be respectful. Period. Ready4Change Apr 2015 #73

For what the poll is looking for gollygee Apr 2015 #74

My 'other' response is due to the second part of my post. Ready4Change Apr 2015 #84

I ddin't get "the talk" but LiberalElite Apr 2015 #75

My dad taught my what to do when pulled over. liberal N proud Apr 2015 #76

ANY authority, not just police alc Apr 2015 #77

Again, the poll is asking specifically about police gollygee Apr 2015 #78

I'm 47 and it never even crossed our minds. arcane1 Apr 2015 #79

"If you're in trouble, talk to the police. They're your friends." Paladin Apr 2015 #80

They 'gave' me this song: elleng Apr 2015 #81

Yes I grew up in Oakland, CA in the 60's & 70's the cops were equal oportunity assholes for the mulsh Apr 2015 #82

I had to change my vote after I read the text, not just the headline. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #83

No, except for unmarked cars. Jamastiene Apr 2015 #85

I didn't (I'm white/female/69) but my brother did HeiressofBickworth Apr 2015 #86