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Angelo Driver Vs Chicano Cop Analysis

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The attitudes among the Angelo driver and the Chicano cop where very different at the scene of the accident. The Anglo was a businessman in a company car on his way home, when Ramon backs up and scratches that Anglo company car. At first the Anglo was irritated, but he clam down after an exchange of words with Ramon. Even through Ramon did not speak very well English; the Anglo was nice to him. The only thing that the Anglo wanted was a report that stated not at fault. The Anglo stated “It’s not much, if it was my car, there would not be any problems, and you could go on” but that car was the company’s (177). The Anglo was being nice to Ramon even through hr crash his company’s car and did not have a driver license. On the other hand, when

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