The hate you give

Starr remembers that when she was twelve, her parents gave her two talks: one about sex, and one about what to do when interacting with the police. Starr’s parents told her not to talk back to the police and to do what they want, so when Khalil “breaks a rule”—asking the officer why he was pulled over instead of taking out his license, registration, and proof of insurance—Starr begins to get nervous.