this poem is about samuel dubose, an unarmed man who was shot by a campus security guard, ray tensing. when ray tensing pulled Samuel dubose over for something petty to meet his quota he asked Samuel dubose to get out of the car. Samuel refused to get out of the car because he knew his rights. ray tensing held him there sitting in the car for a very long period of time and refused to let him leave until he got out of the car. samuel dubose pleading for him to just give him a ticket and to let him be on his way. Samuel dubose then began to drive away and Ray Tensing grabbed a hold of the car door, when Samuel Dubose didn't stop driving Ray tensing shot him, saying that Samuel had been dragging him and he had been afraid for his life. on the body cam that Ray tensing had been wearing you can clearly see that Samuel had his hands up before Ray tensing shot him. no incriminating evidence had been found in the vehicle.