Political cartoons are a method of conveying a message that is controversial or perhaps a hot topic at the time. Bruce Plante illustrated a comic featuring a grandfather speaking to his son on a porch swing about what not to do when confronted by the police in the future. The cartoonist wants the viewer to acknowledge that this is a very risky world for people of color.
The cartoon features a little black boy and an older man (presumably his grandfather), sitting on a porch swing. The grandfather speaks with a pained expression and says “child, when you get stopped: don't run, don't put your hands in your pocket, don't jaywalk, don’t sell cigarettes illegally, don’t ride around with a broken taillight…” The boy says nothing but looks at his