$3.66DESIGNATEDAREASHIGHER©2023latimes.comTHURSDAY,JULY6,2023Hefelttheirgazeonhisbackassoonashesteppedoutofthecar.Asherecallsthatday,BernardRobinssayshesawthreeLosAngelespoliceofficerseyeinghimsuspiciouslyfromtheirdepartmentcruiser.Heknewwhattodointhesesituations.Armsintheair.Nosuddenmovements.And,takingthebassoutofhisvoice,hean-nouncedthathewasoneoftheirown,acop.Still,outcamethehandcuffs.Theencounterwouldn’thavelookedoutofplaceinmanyneighbor-hoodssouthoftheSantaMonicaFreeway,whereBlackandLatinoresidentshavelongcomplainedofbeingstoppedbypolice,madetositonthecurbandwatchastheircarsaresearched.But,forRobins,athree-yearLosAngelesPoliceDepartmentveteran,the...