I was so moved by her tearful thanks to the police and her shock and sorrow for their loss of life. There she was apparently a black, single mother of five sons. She sat them down and told them about the videos killings of the two blacks they had all seen and that shocked all of us.
She explained to them about the march and that it was going to be peaceful, and how excited her boys were to take part in something that was historic for them. She had a wonderful attitude, even if she had been subject to nothing but black media propaganda.
What happened as she was heading out early to beat the traffic truly broke her heart.
It broke mine just hearing her break down, speaking of the wonderful police, seeing one police man shot down in front of her and thanking God for the policeman who threw his body on top of her and her son as more fire discharged all around them.
She was the finest speaker of anyone on what happened in the eyes of those protesters.
Thank you for getting it! This is a woman who has a valid concern for her sons, which is what led her to join in what she expected to be a peaceful demonstration.
After what happened, she is clearly seeing other aspects of the situation and would probably be very open to having a reasoned dialog to find common ground. I am from a law enforcement family but I welcome honest discussions about the problems that we are facing as a country and I refuse to denigrate those who have had a different experience than I have.
We ALL need to stop stirring up animosity and division. As a mother of sons, I would love to meet with this woman and her family and hear their story and share mine with them. I suspect that we could find much on which we agree.