In Gregory Michie’s book, Holler If You Hear Me, he tells the story of his former student Reggie. Reggie was a good kid in Michie’s eyes and wouldn’t hurt a fly. One day, when Michie got to school, he knew right away that something was wrong, as there was a crowd of students outside on the sidewalk (Michie). Reggie had been attacked by a cop for no reason other than the color of his skin. Reggie was one of the only black students at the school Michie taught at, and the cop got out of his cop car, yelled obscenities at Reggie, and then beat him. This became news all over school and Reggie was interviewed by numerous new stations in the area. He got a lot of attention for nothing that he did. Now, Reggie did not get into trouble with
