Rashads ather has told him throughout his life about the importance of discipline for young Black men.
Quinn is white, and his father died in Afghanistan. Quinn lives with his mother and resents the people expect him to live up to the memory of his father.
Rashaad went to go get chips at the local store when a police officer accuses him of stealing it. The officer takes him outside and starts beating him up in front of a lot of people
Quinn and his friends went in front of Jerry to see rashad getting beat. They all run away trying to forgot about it
At school that week, everyone is talking about what happened to Rashad
Quinn feels conflicted as he has only ever seen the good side of Paul and doesn’t know Rashad.
Quinn thinks about the incident and where he stands between the two opinions
“Rashad is absent again today.” This message creates a division in the school between those who believe Rashad was innocent and those who believe Paul was just doing his job.
Its what dad wouldve wanted me too do
Quinn’s mother confronts him about the protest, and Quinn says he is standing up for what he believes in, just as his father would have done.