From New Jersey to California, officers marched with protesters or took a knee in solidarity, in contrast to violent altercations.
As protests sparked by George Floyd’s death entered their chaotic fifth day, social media filled with images and video of police officers using batons, tear gas and rubber bullets to quell crowds—but some squads joined in with Saturday protesters to express their stance against police brutality, and to show solidarity with the anti-racism movement.... [+]“We want to be with y’all, for real. I took my helmet off, laid the batons down.
In Santa Cruz, California, Police Chief Andy Mills took a knee with protesters in the pose made famous by Colin Kaepernick, with the departmentTwo Kansas City, Missouri, police officers—one white man, one black man—were photographedwith protest organizers while holding up a sign reading “We are one race... The HUMAN race.”in a nine and-a-half minute kneel in Floyd’s memory, with cheers erupting from the crowd.
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