i think the most disheartening thing about what i saw today is when my car died in the middle of the access road, i had 2 different cop cars filled with men in riot gear GO AROUND ME to get to city hall. the ONLY police officer to stop and attempt to render aid??

a police officer in his patrol uniform, a man of color. whipped a bitch and flipped his lights on behind me, blocking the way so a car wouldn’t hit me until i got my vehicle started. i asked for his name. i shook his hand. i told him to please stay safe out here

because today was a dangerous day. he still lingered until i got my car to start, and when i did, he rolled down the window and told me to be safe.
i said to him, “just remember man, if you take off that badge, they wouldn’t give a fuck about you either. please be safe.”

and i could hear the pain and sadness in his voice when he said “i know it, and i will.”
a man serving a broken system to put food in his family’s mouth. i’m sorry it came to this.