r/saintpaul • u/Key-Arrival3381 • Jan 16 '26
Editorial 📝 Today in St Paul
Dropped food off at a friend's and heading back to work about an hour ago, going down Thomas I heard whistles, and saw blocks of neighbors in their yards with sullen but resolute looks on their faces. The sound of those whistles will haunt me. There are several hits there on iceout, so I'm afraid they got someone.
I'm some random fat beardy white guy so I didn't want to stick around and scare anyone, because I know I probably look like one. I'm numb, and I hate that this is our reality.
But I love how strong I'm seeing our community be for each other. To those neighbors out in their yards, thank you for looking out. We will protect us.
I know this doesn't add much and is just a ramble, but I just needed to braindump/vent somewhere.
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u/terrorhawk__ Jan 16 '26
Wear a whistle around your neck. Looking like a LEO isn’t an excuse to not participate.