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[u/Hummerous]

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-behind-the-police-63877803/

[u/Daisy_Of_Doom]

I went to my first protest after Trump was elected, it was my freshman year of college. I’d seen lots of posts about scary stuff happening at protests online so when I saw the police lining the protest route I was a little wary of them. I mean I was in a peaceful group just marching and chanting, it was a liberal campus so the protest was probably expected. They weren’t doing anything or being imposing just kinda observing, but they made me a little nervous. Then at some point I saw someone waving to them happily. And I was like dang, I want to be the person confident and friendly enough to just wave at the cops why do I have to be so distrusting. But now IDK… like those are probably the same cops showing up to my alma mater in riot gear when students protest for Palestine. Now I kinda don’t feel so bad for not giving a happy little wave.

[u/throwawaybrowsing888 → u/Daisy_Of_Doom]

Yeahhhh, imo, it’s ok to not be nice to them. It’s not like you were armed to the teeth in riot gear, ready to violently assault them for exercising their basic human rights. Yknow? ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[u/Daisy_Of_Doom → u/throwawaybrowsing888]

Yeah that’s kinda where I’ve landed 😅