I will be the first to admit that during the elections, I did not support the republican party. My lack of support was mainly because I was in my right mind. However, I will also admit that I had wondered about the hidden agenda of the current man in charge. I had also secretly wondered if he could keep race out of the administration…my question has been answered.

In my years of actually paying attention to the world around me, I have never seen a president make comments about local issues in the middle of a press conference. From what I heard, last night’s press conference was supposed to discuss health care or some such thing. I am certain the agenda was not supposed to include the arrest of a man who, according to police, was belligerent when asked for identification.

Of course, the news of the arrest is a “he said, he said” situation but if the police report can be believed, the man in question refused to show identification when asked. I have actually experienced his situation so I can offer personal insight.

While on a family vacation, I decided to head home early with a friend. We unloaded the car and about an hour later, the police were in the driveway. Evidently, a neighbor called thinking we were taking things out of the house rather than the reverse. The first thing the officer asked for was my identification. Because I did not want to chafe my wrists, I produced said identification tout de suite. I did not argue, I was not belligerent, the request seemed logical. In fact, I was quite pleased we had neighbors that were actually paying attention as well as police that did their job.

I will admit that I was not there during this man's dilemma and perhaps I do not have all of the facts regarding the man’s ordeal. However, I think the fight is between the man and the local law enforcement. Hopefully, if the police officer does carry some type of prejudice, he will let it go or hide it better in the future. Additionally, one would hope that in future, the man arrested will not shout racism whenever he has to adhere to laws or answer for actions.

My fear is that the leader of our country is going to feed the race wars. There are problems that are more important in our country; encouraging a division among Americans will not provide a solution. I can say with certainty that our leader firmly drew a line down the country last night. I am afraid that this situation will not bring races closer but will continue to dig the trench.