In the excerpt of the Luis Rodriguez’s autobiography, entitled Always Running, the author recounts of a negative interaction with the police because of the color of his skin. When he was only 10 years old Luis and his friend Tino snuck into a schoolyard to play basketball despite it being past the curfew set by the local police department. After some gameplay and laughs the pair were interrupted by a couple police cars. The boys were greeted with stern voices and batons and at the very sight of that Tino takes off running in fear of his safety. He didn’t want to become a victim of police brutality.
Luis soon followed but was quickly caught once Tino had already made it onto the roof of the school. When a policeman spotted him the slur “greaser”
Luis soon followed but was quickly caught once Tino had already made it onto the roof of the school. When a policeman spotted him the slur “greaser”