Like many of his peers, Mr. Hunter said that having grown up in the shadow of the cases of Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner, he could not sit by when Mr. Floyd died. “There’s a sense that this is going to be a turning point,” he said. “They can’t let the intensity go.”That fervency has proved to be an obstacle for officials trying to restore a greater sense of calm to New York, the nation’s epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. He turned to a few familiar faces to discuss ideas for police reform, including Gwen Carr, the mother of Mr. Garner, and established community and religious leaders. Andrew M. Cuomo called a member of her group to negotiate before later announcing he would support the repeal of a law that keeps police disciplinary records secret.

Source: New York Times June 11, 2020 17:00 UTC