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What was with Taylor's brother?


That little boy that was with Taylor at the pool, why didn't he go swimming until all the blacks broke in and the police beat them and arrested them? I mean he had a chance when he and Taylor were there, and then when they were all there and his father dove in, but he didn't go in until the riot started.

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That's a very moving scene. If he had gone in with everybody else, it wouldn't have been so memorable.

But notice how he's floating in the water with a smile on his face while everyone is being beaten. When you've got your head (or at least your ears) in the water, sound is muffled. So I doubt he could hear all the commotion going on. He was happy to be in the water. That happiness blocked out the sounds of the riots. He didn't have any cares in the world.... all that mattered was being in the water.

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