IS THAT BECAUSE I’M A FEMALE? How would it have looked for them to have a small well-legally-versed white girl pinned by a large man? Would I have sued for sexual harassment? I could argue both sides here.

However — I have a background. I have a gun. Those could have been my shots… STATISTICALLY “MORE LIKELY” THAN THOSE OF MICHAEL BENNETT. (Oh, that’s right. They didn’t know it was YOU until later.)

As a Seattle Native, and now long term Las Vegas resident, THANK YOU.
I have never lived in a more diverse region than Las Vegas, not even living in NYC — a melting pot of cultures and skin colors.
At the same time - I have also never “watched my back” more than I do in Las Vegas.

My weariness does not stem from it being “dark” here. (One of the many phrases I have learned to understand since moving to Vegas.)
It is because of the constant uncertainty of this town.
The constant transient-ism. The freedom.
If Disneyland were open 24/7, served booze all night, and played Def Leppard rather than It’s A Small World, …we would be in a different means of patrol as well.

The Las Vegas Metro Police Department does NOT have it easy.
By ANY means. As a past city first responder, I can empathize.
However choosing WHO to pin to the ground… for such mandatory investigation… with such force… Unless you were acting a fool beforehand… I DON’T CARE YOUR COLOR — SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN YOU.

If they had stopped and spoken to you, had a conversation.. This BLACK MAN YOU SAW + decided LOOKED dangerous, is made of:

KINDNESS.
RESPONSIBILITY.
HONOR.
That’s Michael Bennett.

“I felt like he was running for freedom or something.” — Michael Bennett (on Beastmode, c/o FieldGulls) #Seahawks

As a legal scholar, you have my heart behind you 1000%. This is NOT something I have been actively or openly supporting, until now. THANK YOU — for speaking up and for taking the steps to eloquently, as you always are, address a matter that should be taken seriously. Let’s do this! and do it right — get it spoken for once and for all. FOR EVERYONE. Let’s stop the stereotyping! #LIFEMATTERS