The courage of every day normal citizens is what I believe will save America.

Kayla Schultz was screamed at and called a “fucking cunt” by a federal agent and accused of interference, for sitting in her car, just as the Alex Pretti altercation was evolving. She started recording then captured the whole thing on video, and KEPT RECORDING after watching someone killed in front of her. She was the closest eye witness to record the event.

In Kayla’s video you can also see Stella Carlson aka “the lady in pink”, also stand her ground, barely 20 feet away. Stella also filmed the whole incident as it unfolded, including as Alex Pretti lay dead and the federal agent’s reactions. Stella Carlson’s video is perhaps the most important, with the clearest view of what happened.

These citizens, witnesses, didn’t flee to safety (they would have been completely justified). They stood their ground.

The courage of these two women is off the charts. They don’t have any training in how to deal with this kind of trauma. No conditioning like a soldier or police officer. Just raw, unadulterated courage and a commitment to stand witness. They are going to need some heavy duty therapy.

CNN has interviewed both Kayla and Stella, and I have linked the interviews below. Their stories are harrowing, horrifying, but also inspirational:

Stella Carlson (“the woman in the pink coat”)

Kayla Schultz