Cops in Flint, MI lay down their batons, taken off their helmets after protesters chant #WalkWithUs

[Dennis Donovan]

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Holly Figueroa O'Reilly ✔@AynRandPaulRyan

Holy shit, this is amazing.

Cops in Flint, MI have laid down their batons and taken off their helmets after protesters chant #WalkWithUs.

"We want to make this a parade."

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9:38 AM - May 31, 2020

[Thekaspervote]

1. Now this is a start!

[Ohiogal]

2. Wow.

[Laelth]

3. Excellent. k&r n/t

-Laelth

[AlexSFCA]

4. this is how you stop chaos

when both sides decide to start over. Trump will hate it.

[riversedge]

5. #this phase has a calming effect for me #WalkWithUs

#WalkWithUs

[UpInArms]

6. This is how our world should be

All walking through it together

Chis Swanson is my newest hero ..

(FistsRaised)

[RetiredTrotskyist]

27. I Join you!

Fistsup!

[zentrum]

7. This is really important.

Protesters in NYC last night were chanting "Police can suck my dick".

Not only was this sexist (women get killed by cops too) but it was like Trump-speak. Devoid of political meaning and all just tough guy attitude. Designed to incite cop-rage. The power structure is our real enemy—not these working class people.

I love this reaching across the lines. A demonstration like this is what really threatens the Trump Oligarchy.

[Nay]

8. This is what needs to happen everywhere! nt

[lark]

9. This represents the country I want to live in -

where people cooperate and work together when bad things happen.

[dewsgirl]

10. Amazing.❤

[malthaussen]

11. Now, THAT was unexpected. n/t

[samsingh]

12. Excellent

[PatSeg]

13. Such a sharp contrast

to so many other cities across the U.S. So much mindless violence everywhere.

[Doodley]

14. Brings tears to my eyes.

[erronis]

26. Me too. A bit of a misting and a sense of hope.

[StarryNite]

15. A beautiful thing.

[johnthewoodworker]

16. Amazing and powerful. I'm sure he'll be fired soon.

[LakeArenal]

17. Thanks for this.

My nephew is a cop in my family. We all dropped our jaw when he joined the police.
I know he was not raised to be like these riot police.

[Bayard]

18. Alright!

Way to set an example!

[Kitchari]

19. K&R n/t

[Hulk]

20. This is how they should be "policing"..

...in with the people they serve. If anarchists show up and start smashing windows...THEY can arrest them, WITH the help of the protesters.

[Lucky Luciano]

21. Love it....but the lack of face masks is worrying.

We can’t forget about the other elephant in the room.

[Metatron]

22. K&R

[patphil]

23. That guy is a true American Hero.

But I do wish they wore masks and gloves.

[TEB]

24. I love it

[RetiredTrotskyist]

25. I Rarely Cheer On the Cops, But....

WAY TO GO!! Walk with the people! History wil look kindly on you as opposed to other cops in other cities.

[snort]

28. This is pretty much what they all should have done in the first place.

It's law enforcement, not people enforcement.

[crickets]

29. Beautiful. This is how it's done! ❤

Everyone just add masks next time.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

30. What about their guns and badges?

[ancianita]

31. THIS. Is what we must do.

[davekriss]

32. Wow! This is what *real* America looks like.

We’re often overrun by fascists and vampire sociopaths, but we’re still here!

[peggysue2]

33. And this is the attitude we need to encourage

Because police solidarity with the public can and will change the status quo. The 'us versus them' mentality doesn't work, only increases tension and escalates violence.

A call to Walk With Us sounds simple, even loony. But the after-effects can be enormous because it acknowledges the police officers as fellow human beings who are in place to protect neighborhoods, not whip them into a frenzy.

Walk With Us as neighbors, as Americans, as men and women with a moral compass.

Sounds simple. But it's profoundly brave and truly American. Donald Trump has his Wall. We have each other.

[Skittles]

34. THIS is what brings change

not burning and looting

[Andy823]

35. This is what gives us hope

it needs to happen in a lot more cities.