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All American Boys Police Brutality Quotes

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In the book “All American Boys” the author, Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds convey an important theme in this book because they bring attention to police brutality and shows the differences between the way Rashad and Quinn are treated in an extreme act of police brutality. “You think it would have been the same if the lady wasn't white, or if Rashad wasn't black.” pg (183). This quote shows that Rasahd wouldn't have gotten harmed if the officer didn't stereotype the situation completely. “What they see is what he presents. And it seems like he presented himself as just another-”(pg. 49) I chose this quote because it distinctly shows the mindset these people have on Rashad because of the way he “presented himself”. `The officer assumed that

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