I've always hoped that if I were face to face with unjust crime, i'd stand up to it, like any Marvel superhero. Like Spider Man does to all of those back street thugs when they steal wallets from old people or rob the convenience store. And I am quite proud to say that yesterday, I did.
On a fairly normal day of work, I encountered very blatant, shocking public racism at a bus stop against a chinese family. I found myself, albeit with shaking knees and hands, standing in the way of and stopping, a profoundly abusive man who was being physically and verbally racist. I spoke to the man and challenged his strong racist views and stood up to his inappropriate, personal probing. I reported the incident to the police and have spent the first day of my holiday off of work in a police station, giving a statement. YAY!
Don't get me wrong i'm no hero and this is a pretty isolated incident of racism. It, however, showed me that every person, has the right to stand up for what they feel and think to be right. DO NOT be afraid to step into a hero role, whether it be confronting a bully, stopping a crime, or standing up to a stranger. DO NOT think that it is not worth reporting an incident to the police.
Racism is not acceptable. Look after the world and the people in it by protecting yourself and your fellow humans against attacks of prejudice.
We all deserve equality & to live our lives in peace.
FIST PUMP!
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