They're just caught up with what's going on. Ms. Washington works the night shift. The rules of the house changed this week. I can't hold his hand, but yet when he's out there, he represents me. Like a number of black parents, Mr. Roper also expressed sympathy for the family of Cincinnati Officer Steve Roach, who shot Mr. Thomas, sparking the week's unrest.
Some parents even count police officers among their friends, and said stereotypes cut both ways.
It's just, communicate. Others say one fear has just replaced another. The old fear was of the police. The new fear is of losing their children to the unrest. People is not playin' anymore.