“North Carolina,” Russo says. “You don’t want to stay in the city?” “The boys,” Monty says, “especially the two older ones, are getting to that mouthy age. They don’t want to do what they’re told, they want to talk back. The truth of it is, I don’t want them talking smack to the wrong cop and getting shot.” “The fuck, Monty?” Russo says. So this is what it’s come to, Malone thinks—a black cop is afraid another cop is going to shoot his kid. “It’s not something the two of you have to think about,” Monty says. “Your kids are white, but it’s something Yo and I have to think about. Scares her half
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