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By Situation Theatre 20/12/2019
The scared and brave officer of the NSW Police Force ignored the sick feeling in his stomach to stare down the highly intimidating 13-year-old girl.
A nervous but heavily armed police officer suppressing the democratic right to politely ask to be able to breathe in future has read the riot act to a child at a climate protest in Sydney despite fears for his own safety.
The fearless man, carrying only a baton, handcuffs, pepper spray, taser, and a Glock 22 service pistol, took on the young girl who was armed to the teeth with intelligence, strength, compassion, vision, and leadership.
feeling the fear and doing it anyway. this is what leadership looks like. https://t.co/6gDd66Vjvn
— Scott Ludlam (@Scottludlam) December 19, 2019
To the aggressive young girl named Izzy who made this nice policeman feel unsafe, you should be ashamed of yourself.
