A Black Lives Matter activist exposed the role two local police officers played in the Capitol insurrection. Their small town rapidly took sides.
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. — A photograph of two local police officers popped up on Bridgette Craighead’s cellphone after a long day at her beauty shop. [BLM protests vs. Capitol riot: Comparing the police response]“Glad to see someone with a backbone in our town of Rocky Mount! !” said Bailey, who — like Craighead — was born and raised in Rocky Mount, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. They don’t want to see them.”Night falls over the Rocky Mount town center. She has her eye on much more for herself and her young son, whose safety she worries about if Rocky Mount does not change.
Source: Washington Post March 30, 2021 00:22 UTC
