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Black Officer fears being pulled off-duty, gives advice to survive traffic stops

Black Police officer Michael Lawrence said he got pulled over during a traffic stop in Prince Georges County, Maryland, for allegedly taking a non-direct route to get on the Capital Beltway. Lawrence said the white officer’s “whole demeanor changed” when he confirmed that he had a knife and a gun in his car, despite being an officer himself and having the necessary paperwork to carry weapons.

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