I’m an animal lover and at times I’ll watch videos of rescues. A puppy on the highway, a dog freezing in a pond, a kitten stuck in a wall, a duck whose ducklings fell through a sewer grate.
I see how people come to their rescue, arduously working to save the creatures, the relief and joy at their accomplishment.
And I can’t help thinking they wouldn’t do the same for a human being.
They pour out sympathy for ducks, they gush over the kittens, with no restraint. It’s easy. There’s no downside to saving a nest of sparrows.
People, though...
Jesus said they’re worth more than birds.
I think it is unwise to try and stop a crime not directed at your person if the perpetrator is black. You may save a life, but you go to jail and possibly cause another riot.