What You Mean When You Say “He Should Have Obeyed the Police”

David Valdes
6 min readAug 30, 2020

Maybe you’ve already heard this story:

On August 23, a caller alerted police to a domestic incident involving a man perceived as dangerous. When police arrived on the scene, they discovered the man’s child also present. The man was not compliant with orders, so police, fearful for their safety, did what they needed to do to control the situation.

You couldn’t miss it, right? So let’s have a pop quiz. Should be easy.

Name the city.

Name the suspect.

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David Valdes

David Valdes is a Cuban-American author who writes about family, race, and LGBTQ issues. His book Brighter than the Moon releases in January 2023.