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Michael Skolnik@MichaelSkolnik 2h2 hours ago
Therese Okoumou. A hero.
Wouldnt come down from the Statue of Liberty until all the children are released.
Link to tweet
dalton99a
(81,637 posts)iluvtennis
(19,882 posts)oasis
(49,429 posts)canetoad
(17,200 posts)You go Therese.
Cha
(297,818 posts)I like her Activism.. just wonder about details like that.
greyl
(22,990 posts)In a way, I'm totally in favor of the spirit behind what Therese did, but, it just was not a good idea. Sensational does not always equal Effective.
Link to tweet
Edit: and the statement "I'm not coming down from Statue of Liberty until all the children are released" is just quixotic as f***. It was a waste of energy, sadly.
https://heavy.com/news/2018/07/therese-patricia-okoumou/
iluvtennis
(19,882 posts)emotions take over the thinking side cuz we are so passionate about a cause.
greyl
(22,990 posts)even she might now agree (20-20 hindsight) the scene made didn't ultimately help any.
But maybe it did? Who knows, it only just happened.
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)They interviewed inconvenienced tourists and sympathetic police.
The reason for her climb was barely mentioned.
Staying until the children are released = 2 hours.
NOT EFFECTIVE.
Gothmog
(145,667 posts)former9thward
(32,097 posts)Jakes Progress
(11,123 posts)Didn't do a thing to help get kids and parents reunited, pissed off a lot of voters, cost money that could have been used to protect people, put people's safety at jeopardy.
But hey. She got on television. That seem's to be what you do to be called a hero.
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)The police even had to give her water. Sure she was going to stay up there until the children were released.