"I've never been arrested. I've been stopped, searched and had a gun put to my head by the Chicago cops"
- Tim Meadows
About this Quote
This quote by Tim Meadows talks to the truth of police brutality and racial profiling in the United States. It is a plain suggestion of the dangers that people of color face when communicating with police. Meadows' experience of being stopped, searched, and having a gun put to his head by the Chicago authorities is a frightening example of the violence and discrimination that people of color face in their everyday lives. This quote is a powerful pointer of the requirement for cops reform and the significance of holding police accountable for their actions. It is also a pointer of the requirement for greater understanding and empathy between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
This quote is written / told by Tim Meadows somewhere between February 5, 1961 and today. He/she was a famous Comedian from USA.
The author also have 3 other quotes.
"I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out at a church charity there where they try to give a bit of cohesion to a desperate area. Everyone was very welcoming"
"Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture. Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world"
"Hollywood is run by people who sit up in their executive office, who are not connected to Mississippi, Alabama, Chicago, South Carolina. They know nothing about that, they don't go to church, and they make their decisions about what they think is right"
"While I've lived in L.A. since 1985, I'll always consider Chicago my home town and have much affection for it. My parents and sister still live there so I try to visit as often as I'm able"
