Contesting Police Reform

EVERY time I hear the word “police,” I am reminded of something that happened back in 1991. I was in my first year of junior high. One afternoon, the rural minibus we took home from school stopped at a bend in the road. Two policemen flagged down our vehicle, packed with schoolchildren. The driver got out and spoke with them.

When he returned, his face was grim. Before shifting gears, he said a line I still remember: “Kids, d