Black Cop (2017)

Ronnie Rowe: Black Cop

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• Black Cop : [microphone feedback]  Imagine if I approached a paraplegic assault victim and said, "You should have walked away."

  Black Cop : Imagine if I said to the person who was on fire, "Stay calm."

  Black Cop : I mean, imagine if I said to the drowning boy, "Stop struggling. You're making it worse."

  Black Cop : Imagine if I said to the person choking, "Just breathe. It will pass."

  Black Cop : Imagine if I said to the autistic girl, "There is no excuse for all that frustration."

  Black Cop : I mean, imagine if I said to the mother, "There are better ways to grieve over your child."

  Black Cop : Imagine if I said to the Aboriginal woman, "What about the other girls that went missing?"

  Black Cop : Imagine if I said to the person who fell from the ladder, "That wouldn't have happened if you weren't up there, though."

  Black Cop : Imagine if I said to the long-term cancer patient, "You should read this information about cancer."

  Black Cop : Imagine if I said to the pregnant woman, "Oh, yeah, I know exactly how that feels. It's like when..."

  Black Cop : Imagine if I said to the soldier, "Don't shoot back," and, "Try and talk to him."

  Black Cop : Imagine if I said to the American, "What does 9/11 have to do with you?"

  Black Cop : Imagine if I said to the journalist's family, "He took the job knowing the risk."

  Black Cop : I mean, imagine if I said to the patient in E.R., "You're better than this."

  Black Cop : Imagine if I said to the child, "I expect better from you."

  Black Cop : Imagine if I said to the homeless person, "Well, if I were you..."

  Black Cop : Imagine if I said to the battered woman, "By talking about abuse, you are the abuser."

  Black Cop : Imagine if I said, "Yeah, but that happens to everyone."

  Black Cop : [microphone feedback]  Imagine if I did this all day every day.