Emma
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And then it snowballed.
And then you're really noticing everybody's like, there's ice agents here.
I start to strategize, like, different routes to get to university, different routes to get to work.
And I ended up not going to the grocery anymore at all.
It's been a long time since I've been at the grocery, and I love a grocery store.
It was kind of looking at what is the busiest cross-sections.
Like, am I going to be going by a high school or am I going to be going by, like, a church?
I tend to avoid that area because you never know.
Are they going to set up by a daycare?
We have to consider that.
It kind of set something on fire for me.
The fear became, like, resentment and became anger.
I was at school, and, you know, I was talking to my colleagues, I was talking to, you know, fellow students, and I realized that, like...
These people have families, they're teachers, they're taking risks.
People are putting their lives on the line who have children, you know, who are, you know, loved ones, you know, wives, you know, husbands.
And as soon as I realize that, like, everybody's taking a risk, you might as well also take a risk for your community.
I would see suspicious vehicles and I'd be like, hey, there's a weird vehicle at the gas station at this cross section.
Just letting you guys know.
And, you know, sometimes people ask of you if you can, like, circle back.
And I was not able to.