Denzel Washington, an Oscar-winning actor jumped out of his car to save another Black man’s life from the hands of LAPD. Many now believe that if Mr. Washington had not intervened as a real-life hero, this Black man would have probably lost his life in the encounter with LAPD, even though the Black man had committed no offense.
The swift actions of Denzel Washington have been viewed as the new direction for many ordinary citizens to act and take actions in what appears to be Open season killings of young Black men. As a Black man, with fame or without, Denzel Washington was placing his own life in danger in order to rescue another Black man from senseless shooting in the hands of LAPD.