7 Eleven Trip (Racially Profiled)
I was walking home from 7 Eleven, withdrawing some cash after an 8hr day at work. Plus, an hour commute. I heard cop sirens behind me. I kept it pushin’ because I knew that I had done nothing wrong.…
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