Article December 18, 2000 Issue

But they're not like me!

David Shields

For some time now, African Americans and members of other racial minorities in the United States have sometimes been harassed by the police simply for being seen in wealthy, white neighborhoods. Though most of us don't have the authority to arrest someone, we may make a mistake similar to the ones some officers make by judging people negatively on the basis of the color of their skin.

Loving your neighbor doesn't mean loving just the neighbors that look like you.

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