Lesson Three - Going Deeper Section 2

Today in our society we tend to have high expectations and a strong sense of our rights. Give some examples of these attitudes.

Women in the military. Affirmative Action. Discrimination Lawsuits abound over things that get blown out of proportion.

This brings to mind the story of the cop in Philly. He was a white police officer. He decided to get cornrows. His superior officer was black. He found a code in their guidelines dress code that because his hat did not sit just so upon his head he was not compliant. He put the officer on desk duty until the situation had been corrected.

There are other officers on the force who also have their hair in cornrows. The other officers are black. The other officers have not been put on desk duty or punished in any other way, nor have they been asked to cut their hair.

There were loud cries of "UNFAIR" in the media. There were people who suggested to the officer that he had a case for discrimination because of his unfair singling out based on his race. However, the officer just wanted to do his job. He cut his hair. He has not said anything about how it is unfair that he has to obey the rules and other officers do not. He simply corrected the issue personally and moved on.