No, I wasn’t “sheltered”.
I had parents who obeyed the law. They taught me to obey the law. It’s amazing how much LESS TROUBLE you have in life if you just obey the law.
I’m not saying the law is always right.
I obeyed the law alright. I've never been in jail. But there were numerous times I was pulled over and had my car illegally searched. And the cops were downright nasty about it. Living and growing up in the Mission District of SF makes one experience things you perhaps didn't see in quiet suburbs. A few times they issued traffic tickets because they were pissed off they didn't find any drugs in my car. One time I was driving 10 mph in an alley and they hassled me. After a search of my car, they issued me a speeding ticket of going 20 mph in the 15 mph alley, even though I was only going 10 mph. I was not breaking any law. I have relatives and friends who are cops, and they told me stories (true stories) of bad cops who just like being nasty to civilians. One of my brothers-in-law quit SFPD because he couldn't stand the culture of intimidation used against civilians. In working with SFPD I've done ride-alongs with cops and see what they're up against with bad elements of society, but they shouldn't take it out on innocent civilians who coincidentally are not breaking the law.