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this post was submitted on 04 Mar 2024
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He has textured hair and beard - I don't want to be a phrenologist here but there's a good chance he's just light-skinned or mixed-race.
Not saying white privilege doesn't exist but this may not be an example of it.
The document gives his name as Michael Acevedo, so he is probably Latino.
I think the more straightforward answer here is imperial military privilege.
Military privilege is def a thing in the US that goes beyond the tangible benefits (some retail stores giving discounts to veterans and such)
Had a grandfather that served in the air force for a long time, any time he got pulled over for speeding he'd 'accidentally' give the cop his old military id first. He rarely got ticketed.
I'm just gonna leave this here