Deontay Kyle

I've built a lot of rapport with the black inmates as I am one of the, as I am really one of the only officers who will help them.

And they look forward to me coming in due to the hatred, racism, and stereotyping that they experience on a daily basis, 24 hours a day.

Due to this, I feel like I'm making a difference.

However, am I a fraud?

Because I hear on a weekly basis, the white people I work with say some type of slur, some type of bias, or some type of downright disrespectful.

and the only thing I feel like I can do is smile and wave or laugh awkwardly as they joke so I don't lose access to... So I don't lose the access that I have to help those in need.

As reporting them will only shorten my time in the good boys club because the whites don't like it when the black man complains.

I say all this to say I have recently started trying to get my education in cybersecurity so I can get the fuck on and ASAP.

This job has a great schedule with me, only working half the year but making good money.

I guess my question is, should I keep going and eventually, after my education, just hit the streets as a patrol officer and try to make a difference in the streets or get my education and get away from law enforcement in general?

P.S., I have a baby on the way due June 2026.

Also, the main reason I have stayed so far is because I get to put my hands on white men with no repercussions.

Y'all stay safe, and thank you for reading.

Hey, look, I ain't gonna hold you.

I think you're in a good space.

Yeah, yeah.

You're not a fraud, nigga.

No.

Listen, bro.

if we're going to push back against the monolith, the monolith is that all black men should be in the streets.