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Now the “robber,” Christian Cooper, that may decide how we live the rest
who was automatically born as a “bad of our life, how others without our
person” by some people, happened to privileges live life, and how we grow
do nothing violent. He took a video, up to see the world, and all the people
and wasn’t threatening her or her dog in it.
like Amy Cooper said. Amy was also
abusing her supremacy and power as Who lives. Who dies. Who
white person. . . . This has happened stands up for justice. We’re all Cops.
on multiple occasions such as the We’re all Robbers. And then one day,
horrific murder of Breonna Taylor, no color, no anger.
and Ahmaud Arbery who were shot Just people.
and killed even though they weren’t
doing anything wrong at all, and
specifically in the moment. Awfully
this has happened too many times
throughout the history of America.
The reason is because people are
more complex than “cop” or “robber.”
“Good” or “bad.” Everyone is capable
of good and bad no matter the color of
their skin. Right now, people of color
are going through so much more pain,
and sorrow, because they don’t get the
benefit of the doubt. However, people
who should be getting the time-outs
or the time to reflect are those who do
get the benefit of the doubt.

Right now, it’s really important
though, that young white people see
color. Because as long as we grow up
naive, with this sense that every-
thing is fine, everybody is fine, we
will grow up with these problems
unnoticed. And these problems DO
need to be noticed, because first
comes identification of the problem,
then comes correction, standing up.
Finally, making the right decisions

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