Casey CP #4

Dakhil and I met on February 11th, 2020 at Bento Asian Kitchen for a quick dinner. Dakhil seemed very worried our meeting and had explained that the day wasn't very good for him. Some of the CIES students who were his best friends had gotten into a car accident and one had been injured. We talked about the police in Tallahassee and how it is hard for a foreigner to navigate getting pulled over or explaining a car accident because of how different it is than back in his home country. He also explained how police can be very biased or more aggressive towards him and his other Saudi friends even if they are not in the wrong, which makes him uncomfortable. I explained my experiences with law enforcement and how much of a gap their is in police education to provide equal services to all citizens regardless of their race or ethnicity. We talked about car insurance also because this is a very confusing topic because, again, it is much different here than in his country. He explained that luckily he knows a man from Saudi Arabia who has lived in Tallahassee for quite a long time and is able to help guide him and other Saudis through the American systems which I was glad to hear. We talked about my new job for a little while and about the Child Welfare system in the US because I have been learning about laws and statutes and he was interested to know how it worked. We made plans to see each other on February 15th, 2020.