Sat Nov 29, 2014, 09:14 AM
kpete (67,315 posts)
Photo: Police officer and young demonstrator share hug during Ferguson rally in Portland ?1417217734
This image, shot by freelance photographer Johnny Nguyen, shows Portland Police Sgt. Bret Barnum hugging 12-year-old Devonte Hart during the Ferguson demonstration in Portland on Nov. 25, 2014. According to Sgt. Barnum, the interaction took place at the beginning of the rally. With emotions running high as speakers were addressing the crowd, he noticed a young man with tears in his eyes holding a "Free Hugs" sign among a group of people. MORE: http://www.oregonlive.com/multimedia/index.ssf/2014/11/photo_police_officer_and_citiz.html#incart_river
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Author | Time | Post |
 Photo: Police officer and young demonstrator share hug during Ferguson rally in Portland (Original post) |
kpete | Nov 2014 | OP |
| samsingh | Nov 2014 | #1 | |
| CurtEastPoint | Nov 2014 | #2 | |
| HappyMe | Nov 2014 | #5 | |
| Triana | Nov 2014 | #3 | |
| lonestarnot | Nov 2014 | #4 | |
| TexasMommaWithAHat | Nov 2014 | #6 |
Response to kpete (Original post)
Sat Nov 29, 2014, 09:17 AM
CurtEastPoint (13,465 posts)
2. Read this young man's full story:
Response to CurtEastPoint (Reply #2)
Sat Nov 29, 2014, 10:31 AM
5. Wow. Now here's an inspiring
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great story.
 This is what love and patience will do for a child.
God, goddesses, pasta monster -- keep this awesome kid safe. |
Response to kpete (Original post)
Sat Nov 29, 2014, 12:51 PM
6. Imagine if every protest started like this
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How would it end?
And what would it accomplish? More than anything that is being accomplished, now, for sure, but you can't make people love one another. Unfortunately. 
It would be so wonderful to see more of this. |
