While the media reports that there has been less outrage around the Sean Bell verdict, others are working to make sure that they arm other Black young people with tools to protect themselves.

100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, that has often been critical of the NYPD, is working with a Brooklyn youth group called Project Re-Generation to get out prevention messages to young people. The off-duty police officers provide a workshop, “What to Do When Stopped By the Police,” that teaches you the dos and donts of a traffic stop.

Watch the video to learn what to do. I learned something: Calling your mama can get you shot!

Read this online at http://colorlines.com/archives/2008/04/how_to_not_get_shot_by_police.html


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