A scene in a Virginia courtroom in 1999

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A comic depicting a black judge sitting and looking down at a white police officer an a black boy wearing a blue shirt. The boy's pants sit low on his hips.
This is a scene I observed in the Virginia courtroom in 1999. A young man, probably in his early 20s, was just there to pay a fine, but he came in with his pants sagging and the judge gave him 30 days in jail before ever hearing his case.

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