odds are, i can maneuver through the streets of Baltimore every day and encounter several police officers. none of which will kill me. that's possible because i've been doing it for a while now.

BUT

when i think about the word irrational, i'm thinking about something that seems out of the realm of possibility.

any encounter with the police could result in my death. that's real. whether i'm armed or unarmed, resisting or complying, breaking or following the law. i could wearing a suit and carrying my briefcase or in jeans & some air max. late at night or in broad daylight.

any encounter with the police could result in my death.

and you'd read about it...possibly. and when you did, it would not register the amount of shock that you would think a person's death would warrant. the cops kill so many people so often that it's no longer out of the realm of possibility.

remember this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLIJZhyF710

that shocked me more than any of the high profile police murders i've seen since then.