I Am British
[b]......you will NEVER prevail![/b]
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Scribbles · 36-40, F
That makes sense, Roomie.
I guess I just didn't like the idea of someone using PC Palmer's final actions and death as a symbol. Who can speak for the dead? I often think symbols regarding "defending democracy" would be better served by the living...it would be more accessible, approachable, do-able and be more inspiring in positive ways for living people in everyday sorts of ways. I would never want to be remembered for defending democracy by saving people from a terrorist at the cost of my life no matter if it was on the sovereign doorstep of my government or not. It would be a farce...one moment overshadowing my entire life? No thanks I would want to be remembered for defending democracy in all the other ways I might have done so. I wouldn't want defending democracy to become tainted by fear and tragedy or associated purely with terrorist attacks.
Or maybe that's how I'd feel if I had taken that high risk job working with some mentally instable violent high risk teenagers, and ended up getting used as a symbol if I had gotten hurt very badly or something. I suppose one knows it comes with the territory so to speak. Especially if I had taken the job...I'd be the token woman on the team...because they have to have one...but it's dangerous, you have to take ongoing self defense classes and keeping a certain fitness level, as well as other classes for keeping updated on safe takedowns and other things in case another can't help you. A friend of mine who did something similar warned me how physically demanding and mentally exhausting it is, even if he thought I could be a good fit...but better if i was male.
I guess I wonder how PC Palmer would feel about being a symbol. Maybe he'd be ok, idk
I guess I just didn't like the idea of someone using PC Palmer's final actions and death as a symbol. Who can speak for the dead? I often think symbols regarding "defending democracy" would be better served by the living...it would be more accessible, approachable, do-able and be more inspiring in positive ways for living people in everyday sorts of ways. I would never want to be remembered for defending democracy by saving people from a terrorist at the cost of my life no matter if it was on the sovereign doorstep of my government or not. It would be a farce...one moment overshadowing my entire life? No thanks I would want to be remembered for defending democracy in all the other ways I might have done so. I wouldn't want defending democracy to become tainted by fear and tragedy or associated purely with terrorist attacks.
Or maybe that's how I'd feel if I had taken that high risk job working with some mentally instable violent high risk teenagers, and ended up getting used as a symbol if I had gotten hurt very badly or something. I suppose one knows it comes with the territory so to speak. Especially if I had taken the job...I'd be the token woman on the team...because they have to have one...but it's dangerous, you have to take ongoing self defense classes and keeping a certain fitness level, as well as other classes for keeping updated on safe takedowns and other things in case another can't help you. A friend of mine who did something similar warned me how physically demanding and mentally exhausting it is, even if he thought I could be a good fit...but better if i was male.
I guess I wonder how PC Palmer would feel about being a symbol. Maybe he'd be ok, idk
room101 · 51-55, M
@Scribbles:
Obviously I don’t know PC Palmer, or his family, so I can’t possibly answer the question of how he’d feel about being a symbol. But I can hazard a guess.
I know a few policemen and I know quite a lot of servicemen. In his lifetime, PC Palmer was both. None of the ones that I’ve met consider themselves as symbols of (or for) anything. They have an amazing sense of duty and they discharge that duty in ways that I’ve often found hard to imagine and comprehend. And I say thank God for people like that.
For sure it’s better to defend anything of value while remaining alive, if only to continue that fight and to spare the grief of the loved ones left behind. But, sometimes, as with PC Palmer, that just isn’t possible.
Obviously I don’t know PC Palmer, or his family, so I can’t possibly answer the question of how he’d feel about being a symbol. But I can hazard a guess.
I know a few policemen and I know quite a lot of servicemen. In his lifetime, PC Palmer was both. None of the ones that I’ve met consider themselves as symbols of (or for) anything. They have an amazing sense of duty and they discharge that duty in ways that I’ve often found hard to imagine and comprehend. And I say thank God for people like that.
For sure it’s better to defend anything of value while remaining alive, if only to continue that fight and to spare the grief of the loved ones left behind. But, sometimes, as with PC Palmer, that just isn’t possible.