What an iconic image

[Norm dePlume]

There's a larger version at the link



‘Graceful in the lion’s den’: Photo of young woman’s arrest in Baton Rouge becomes powerful symbol

[Lady Marva]

Woman in stunning Baton Rouge protest photo is nurse and mother

Backstory..........

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/wom...bfcL&ocid=iehp
A woman among more than a hundred people arrested while protesting police brutality in Baton Rouge, was the epicenter of calm juxtaposed with two riot-geared cops reaching for her in a stunning photograph taken Saturday.

The protester in the viral picture was later identified by friends and arrest records as Ieshia L. Evans, 35, a nurse and mother to a young boy.

The strangely serene moment — her sun dress fluttering in the breeze outside Baton Rouge Police Headquarters — was documented by freelance photographer Jonathan Bachman, who described the woman’s powerful “stand” against heavily armored officers to the Atlantic.

“It happened quickly, but I could tell that she wasn’t going to move, and it seemed like she was making her stand,” Bachman told the Atlantic.

Bachman believed he heard Evans pledge to those around her that she intended to step before the line of police and be arrested. He turned toward Evans in time to see the woman and snap the photo as she took on cops in the middle of the highway outside police headquarters, her two feet rooted firmly on the pavement.

Another angle of the arrest shows Evans calmly clutching her cell phone as the two Louisiana State Police troopers lurched toward her.

“She was there in her dress and you have two police officers in full riot gear,” Bachman added. “It wasn’t very violent. She didn’t say anything. She didn’t resist and the police didn't drag her off.”

The photo — as it went viral — was frequently compared to a protester staring down a convoy of tanks in Tiananmen Square in 1989.

Evans was among around more than a hundred people — including Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson — released from the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail on Sunday after spending several hours in jail.

She later addressed her arrest in a Facebook post early Monday following an outpour of friends seeing Evans in the protest photo.

“I appreciate the well wishes and love, but this is the work of God,” wrote Evans, later describing herself as a proud licensed practional nurse. “I’m glad I’m alive and safe and that there were no casualties that I have witnessed firsthand.”

Evans did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It’s unclear what charges Evans will face following the arrest.

[phillygirl]

“I appreciate the well wishes and love, but this is the work of God

Well, that may cause some issues for some.

[Billy Jingo]

Well, that may cause some issues for some.

Yeah. Everyone knows Christians are conservative.

[phillygirl]

Yeah. Everyone knows Christians are conservative.

And everyone knows that Christians are evil racists. Luckily, she's black, so generally her Christianity is more acceptable.

[Billy Jingo]

Luckily, she's black, so generally her Christianity is more acceptable.

Depends on the Christian being asked to accept her.

[phillygirl]

Depends on the Christian being asked to accept her.

No, really it generally depends on the non-Christian being asked to accept her. I find most atheists are fine with expressions of Christianity by black people, but get offended when whites do it...a la Tim Tebow vs. Reggie White.

[Celeste Chalfonte]

No, really it generally depends on the non-Christian being asked to accept her. I find most atheists are fine with expressions of Christianity by black people, but get offended when whites do it...a la Tim Tebow vs. Reggie White.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I find public displays of religion as inappropriate as I do public displays of affection, regardless of the color or other characteristics of the person doing it. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned, but I feel that something so deeply personal should not be displayed like a t-shirt slogan. And for the record, Reggie White annoyed me by doing it long before anyone ever heard of Tim Tebow.

[80zephyr]

I can't speak for anyone else, but I find public displays of religion as inappropriate as I do public displays of affection, regardless of the color or other characteristics of the person doing it. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned, but I feel that something so deeply personal should not be displayed like a t-shirt slogan. And for the record, Reggie White annoyed me by doing it long before anyone ever heard of Tim Tebow.

I feel the same way about gay people.

Mark

[Celeste Chalfonte]

I feel the same way about gay people.

Mark

What way is that? That gay people shouldn't play tonsil hockey in public? So do I. I also find it mildly revolting when an adult straight couple says goodbye at the subway entrance by going into a full-body clinch with open-mouthed kiss, as if they were about to jump into bed instead of going to their jobs. I sort of expect that kind of thing out of adolescents (who are undoubtedly certain that they invented sex), but it's still offensive, and I really don't care what sex the participants are.

[80zephyr]

What way is that? That gay people shouldn't play tonsil hockey in public? So do I. I also find it mildly revolting when an adult straight couple says goodbye at the subway entrance by going into a full-body clinch with open-mouthed kiss, as if they were about to jump into bed instead of going to their jobs. I sort of expect that kind of thing out of adolescents (who are undoubtedly certain that they invented sex), but it's still offensive, and I really don't care what sex the participants are.

I guess I don't like when they have to flaunt their sexuality at every turn. Should straight people have parades to celebrate who they fuck, or should they just keep it to themselves?

Mark

[Celeste Chalfonte]

I guess I don't like when they have to flaunt their sexuality at every turn. Should straight people have parades to celebrate who they fuck, or should they just keep it to themselves?

Mark

If you ever listened to or participated in rational discussion, I might make the effort to discuss this one more time. You don't, so I won't. Not relevant to the thread anyway.

[phillygirl]

I can't speak for anyone else, but I find public displays of religion as inappropriate as I do public displays of affection, regardless of the color or other characteristics of the person doing it. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned, but I feel that something so deeply personal should not be displayed like a t-shirt slogan. And for the record, Reggie White annoyed me by doing it long before anyone ever heard of Tim Tebow.

I have mixed feelings on it. Being Irish Catholic, public displays of religion just aren't in my nature. Although I will make the sign of the cross at times. But I'm generally not comfortable with much beyond that, for myself. I don't really mind if someone makes a small prayer of thanks or of asking for strength or whatnot before attempting something.

[phillygirl]

It's funny to me that people that don't like to have "gayness" shoved at them 24-7 will manage to turn a thread about photography, black people, police, Christianity, and protest into a thread about gays.

[80zephyr]

If you ever listened to or participated in rational discussion, I might make the effort to discuss this one more time. You don't, so I won't. Not relevant to the thread anyway.

Just as relevant as you moaning about religion in public, counselor.

Mark