This picture above caused a huge stir over
the weekend.
It shows the
black director of South Carolina’s public safety agency helping an elderly
‘member of the Ku Klux Klan’ who is suffering from the heat.
Despite being
praised for his actions, Leroy Smith doesn’t think what he did was a big deal.
But he does hope
the interest around the photo will lead to something greater.
‘I hope this
photo will be a catalyst for people to work to overcome some of the hatred and
violence we have seen in our country in recent weeks,’ he said.
Leroy Smith said
the photo, taken at a KKK rally over the Confederate flag, captured ‘who we are
in South Carolina’ and represents what law enforcement is all about: Helping
people regardless of the person’s skin color, nationality or beliefs.
‘I consider
myself like every other officer who was out there braving the heat on Saturday
to preserve and protect,’ he added.
The photo, taken
by governor Nikki Haley’s spokesman, shows Smith leading the unidentified man,
who’s wearing a swastika T-shirt, to shade at the top of the Statehouse steps.
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