As protesters implored the black U.S. Secret Service officer to take a knee in solidarity with their demonstration against racism and brutality by law enforcement, the young man explained why he could not. You guys are still fighting for my rights,” the unidentified officer told the protesters through a fence outside the Treasury building in Washington. Just take it.”They applauded when a black female Secret Service officer stepped forward and briefly knelt. A third black Secret Service officer told the mostly African-American demonstrators that he respected their motivation for protesting. In an impassioned speech last week, Catrina Thompson, police chief of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, told protesters the actions of those charged with Floyd’s death did not represent the majority of U.S. police officers.

Source: Standard Digital June 08, 2020 05:37 UTC