the MAN is a hero. You see, he was under NO duty to do what he did as a police officer. Don't believe me? Watch this.https://www.cracked.com/video_20652_why-cops-wont-help-you-when-youre-getting-stabbed.html …
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Yeah. They don't have to help you. That's why cops who run away during school shootings? They face public OUTRAGE, they may face JOB outrage but they aren't in any violation of their duty. Because they don't have a duty to help you.
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If he had run and hidden in a closet? It would've been acceptable. He could've said truly he was out numbered and hidden awaiting help. It would've been LEGAL.
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He made a choice, not as a cop...because as a cop...he had no duty or obligation to make that choice... but as a man, and...as a Black man. So yeah. He's a hero. Not because he's a police officer, but because he's a good man who chose to risk himself to preserve life.
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And before a racist troll is like 'what as a black man???' He recognized that this racist mob would pursue him, a Black man who had shoved one of them...over their goals. He Brier Rabbitted these murderous treasonous terrorists into chasing HIM. He thought quickly and bravely
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And put his entire ass on the line. Because if they'd caught him? As a Black man...he knew what he faced. So that's why I think the man is a goddamned hero, in a moment when so few were.
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There's another timeline where a minute of difference was a catastrophe. But thanks to Eugene Goodman, a massacre was halted. A good man. And that's why we need to abolish the police. They're under NO obligation or duty to do what he did. But we need policing that can help.
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We need real community services to deal with real community problems. And cops that don't let domestic terrorists into the beating heart of our democracy. Damn them. And bless Eugene Goodman. Thank goodness for a good man, in a moment of pure evil and terror.
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And I'd like to ask you all to do one more thing. Take one minute. Sixty seconds. Think about what they would've done to Eugene Goodman had they caught him. Think about what they'd have done if he hadn't stopped them.pic.twitter.com/GwmBNTF1oG
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And then commit yourself to the work we have ahead of us.
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Just in case anyone else is unclear and wants to IMHO out of context go sideways....(my opinion not theirs, they read it one way, I know my own clear meaning so it seems CRYSTAL clear to me....) BUT TO CLARIFY...which I'm glad to do with SINCERE peoplehttps://twitter.com/MelanieMoore/status/1348417268120621059 …
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Meaning they are sincere and not hobgoblin trolls, we just thought we didn't agree for a moment. Though even if we don't agree...they're sincere and not trolls. THAT is fine engagement.
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Also last point? I'm fucking high as balls when I write threads. This isn't an article in Vanity Fair. So just keep that in mind when engaging with other humans. <3 I forgot sometimes too but just sayin'
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