(QuickNote) Do NOT Try This: The Finger + The Cop

The headline → Police Officer Can’t Pull Over Driver For Giving Him The Finger, Court Rules

The federal appeals court ruling: Middle Finger Protected By First Amendment

The summary: “If you’ve ever been tempted to make a rude gesture at a police officer, you can rest assured that the Constitution protects your right to do so, a federal appeals court says.”

The reality: Those of us subject to

• driving
• walking
• sleeping
• studying
• walking around within your own home
• chillin' inside a coffee shop
• hangin' out in your grandmomma's backyard
• breathing

while Black, understand: what lives on paper ain't happ'nin' on the street. Act accordingly.