Posted on 07/21/2015 4:50:29 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The South Carolina public safety official says he hopes “this photo will be a catalyst for people to work to overcome some of the hatred and violence we have seen in our country in recent weeks.”
The black director of South Carolina’s public safety agency said Monday he was surprised a photo showing him helping a white man wearing a racist T-shirt went viral. But now that it has, he is hoping it will be a catalyst for people to work toward overcoming hatred and violence.
Leroy Smith said in a statement that the photo, taken at a Ku Klux Klan rally, captured “who we are in South Carolina” and represents what law enforcement is all about: helping people “regardless of the person’s skin colour, nationality or beliefs.”
“I consider myself like every other officer who was out there braving the heat on Saturday to preserve and protect,” he said..
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You are welcome. Any time.
Well there are ignorant people everywhere.............
I have long felt that there is far more racial comity in the South than in the Northeast.
This picture makes hold out some hope for America.
“That’s a touching picture in some ways, but dang, it makes me angry at those parents.”
Definitely. The picture is a lot of things - touching, maddening, hopeful, hopeless. Just a really powerful image.
I’ve always wondered what happened to the kid. Probably don’t want to know, I guess.
Almost a Norman Rockwell quality.
It wasn’t anti anything. It was pro-Nazi.
Here the deal.. the golden rule ..treat other as you want to be treated.. and treat your self as you would treat others...
The KKK does not justify a Black Panthers... and a Black Panthers does not justify a KKK.
The truth is the average guy of any race is just another guy trying to get by..
Probably gently moved him out of sight of the camera, then kicked his ass. (Not that I’d blame him)
You may have meant to post to #4, since your post seems to address the comment there.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3314963/posts?page=4#4
I think I’m seeing a swastika on the shirt. Yes??
Being help up the steps of the SC Statehouse by a black cop. ;-)
Thought you might be interested in this thread.
Yes. He is a Nazi. Claiming he is “anti” something is to downplay the fact he is a Nazi.
I don’t see no Swastika.
OOOPS. See it now. M’bad.
A white cop was needed to take him around the corner and kick his teeth in. Nazis should be shot on sight.
Leftists feel the same way about FReepers. Do you want them to get their wish?
I could give a rip. The subject is Nazis. Stop trying the change the direct object.
What a photo. I just looked it up - it was taken in 1992. The trooper talked about it in recent years. He said(paraphrasing) that neither he nor the little boy chose to be there at that rally. The child saw his reflection in the shield and began tracing it. The innocence of children...
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