Biden inauguration: Capitol hero cop Eugene Goodman accompanies Kamala Harris
20 Jan, 2021 04:19 PM
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A Capitol police officer hailed as a hero for his actions during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol today accompanied Vice President Kamala Harris at the inauguration of Harris and President Joe Biden.
Officer Eugene Goodman confronted the insurrectionists and led them away from Senate chambers moments after Vice President Mike Pence was escorted from the Senate chamber as the rioters stormed the Capitol.
Goodman is a Black man and was facing an overwhelmingly white mob. He is the only officer seen for a full minute on widely circulated footage captured by a news reporter. Goodman stands in front of the rioters and walks backward as the group follows him to a second-floor hallway, where other officers finally assist him.
âWhen I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, âLook for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.ââ
It was Fred Rogers who once shared those words, trying to help young children deal with the horrors and downright terror that can all-too-often flash on our television screens in the form of the evening news.
Of course, I dated myself a little with that reference. The âevening newsâ is now a 24-7, opinion-fueled, riches-go-to-the-loudest forum that has spread from the confines of the family television to mobile news sites in the palm of our hands. The one-sided torrents of hate that have infiltrated our brains get re-released by individuals on their social media feeds â resulting in these sites transforming from their roots of bringing people together to gladiator forums fueled by hate, misinformation and a little more hate, with the result predictably being people ripped further apart.
Three lawmakers are asking Congress to give one Capitol Police officer the Congressional Gold Medal for the bravery he displayed during the Capitol riots.
Lawmakers introduce bill to award hero Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal for leading a MAGA mob away from senators
Capitol Police Office Eugene Goodman has been hailed a hero for his part in protecting lawmakers from the violent pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol
On Thursday, lawmakers introduced a bill to award him the Congressional Gold Medal for his bravery and quick thinking during last week s insurrection
Friends and coworkers of Goodman, 40, have also praised his actions in Capitol
They said he told them he was just doing his job to protect and serve as he faced off with the rioters alone inside the US Capitol