The Walls of Pride are High and Wide, Can't See Over to the Other Side

You would never know the country was in chaos by this bright spinach salad and nicely seared pork chop that I happily served up after work.  I'm pretty sure we should always try to be in a state of peace no matter what the environment we're in, if possible.  Maybe especially in times like this, we need to check our own actions and reactions. 

Biggie Salad

An Example of How Not to Be

So this is one of many videos I shot from my window during the protests.  Literally our view take it or leave it.  What was interesting was the variety of super cool happenings versus utter nonsense.   In this case, these cops were following a group of people that chose to go rogue past curfew.  These were adults this time and it was unclear who was throwing what, but at one point I'm pretty sure it came from our neighbors across the street.  We're watching as the group passes and when we see our NYPD out there, more the festival variety, not our finest per say but nonetheless regular New Yorkers just doing their ill-paying job but on this night with a lot less respect.  I felt a little sorry for them.  I mean, sure you could argue cops everywhere need more training and to be held more accountable for sure, no argument but just like us, they're not all bad.  On the human side, looking at them just having to take so much shit that they personally had nothing to do with, I felt for them.  Then suddenly, as you'll hear in the video many of our neighbors start calling the cops names, Fucktard, Go home, Get a real job, cursing at them and one announces I'm a fucking lawyer you fat piece of shit.  And I immediately want to yell back, And what's worse than a fat piece of shit cop you millennial piece of shit NY lawyer, money leech asshole mutherfucker!???  But I didn't, because like I said, I'm pretty sure it's best to stay in a state of peace no matter what the situation is at hand.  But still, I hated the thought of these creeps representing my whole block especially a lawyer who announces they're a lawyer.  I am completely 100% for protesting bad cops, misuse of power, corruption, the wrongful killing of George Floyd, all of that.  This to me, is not that.