1. What responsibility does Coates give to the American people for police misconduct? That they must be responsible for their body, and they must be responsible for the worst actions of other black bodies. To make peace with the chaos and not to lie. To remember the sacrifices they faced in the past (Coates, p. 71).
2. What happened to Coates’ friend, Prince Jones, and how did this impact the author? Coates friend was killed by a police officer. . Prince Jone was shot by a Prince George's county officer, while he was on his way to visit his fiancee. The police office stated that Prince tried to run him over with his jeep so he shoot him. Coates was very angry when he read the news and saw that his friend was killed. He used
