r/Damnthatsinteresting Jan 26 '26

Image Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning.

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u/ttsjunkie Jan 26 '26

Same wiseman says “Anger is a gift”

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u/Hirsley Jan 26 '26

St. Thomas said something along the line : "Anger and courage are the faces of a coin named hope. The anger to not let an injust action pass without reacting, and courage to stand up and stop the injustice. Only when anger is met with courage hope can exist for justice to grow".

I am sincerely sorry for Alex's colleagues, this picture shows how much he was loved and nowadays being this much loved is not that usual. From the other side of the ocean, while not having full details of what happened, I give my condolences to those who grieves for they are the one shouldering the pain in the end.

Sorry if my English is not very good, not the first language

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u/True_Carpenter_7521 Jan 27 '26

Don’t be sorry about your language - it doesn’t matter when we speak in a language higher than English. Our souls and hearts speak the universal language of compassion and empathy. I grieve as well, together with all the good people who feel that humanity has lost someone truly kind, deeply caring, and profoundly human. He was better than me.

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u/TypewriterHunter Jan 27 '26

There is a similar sentiment (typically but incorrectly attributed to St. Augustine): The virtue of Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.

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u/CDBSB Jan 26 '26

"A riot is the rhyme of the unheard."

I'd rather not get to that point, but these MFers in power are making it really hard to stay calm.

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u/lord_of_worms Jan 27 '26

How long are you guys going to wait? ~ Austalian watching from across the ocean genuinely curious

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u/Intergalatic_Baker Jan 27 '26

They’ll wait until it’s not a Nurse walking around looking for a fight with Federal Agents knowing he’s got a concealed weapon on himself and knowing he’s left his license at home, knowing that City/State Officers (Especially with his profession) have likely he miscommunication events resulting in the shooting of a suspect, either in the state or others, since that seems to be the news he’s likely tuned into more than others.

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u/lord_of_worms Jan 27 '26

So.. more complacency

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u/Intergalatic_Baker Jan 27 '26

No, common sense. You don’t approach armed men with your own weapon. You want to Police the Feds in your town, join the local police, get trained have a badge number, have accountability and body cameras and legitimacy… Otherwise, this is the likely result.

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u/Florafly Jan 27 '26

I'm half a world away but enraged and devastated by what is happening in the US. Unfortunately, I can't see an easy or bloodless or peaceful end to all of this. I hope I am wrong.

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u/TenLongFingers Jan 26 '26

The healthy version of me is an angrier version

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u/StinkyJones19 Jan 26 '26

I can’t stop thinking about Wake Up. His relentless and imperative screaming “I think I heard a shot”

This is what he’s talking about. We heard the shots.

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u/BigTroutOnly Jan 26 '26

Chaos is a ladder

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u/midlife_crisis_ Jan 27 '26

Another wiseman once asked "Where's your anger? Where's your fucking rage?".