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The torment of American police during protests 0
In downtown Dallas, a protester shouted at uniformed police officers: `Why do you live like this? Why do you work for what you know is wrong?`
It was a small moment that was almost overlooked on the streets that were burning because of protests and riots in the US after George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was beaten by the police.
Police confront protesters in Seattle, USA, May 30.
They were attacked by protesters and they also attacked protesters, inciting anger in the crowd.
The message from US President Donald Trump is to use force to suppress protests.
All of the above messages are colliding, as police protest tactics are analyzed on social media, as official responses become increasingly federalized, and as officers in one
In the city of St.
`We feel like pawns on a chessboard,` said a police leader in St.
`These types of protests greatly affect the mental health of police officers and they also create a lot of pressure,` said Manny Ramirez, a Fort Worth police officer and president of the local police union.
Ramirez, 35, was at the command post on May 31 when protesters began throwing water bottles and bricks and rocks at police.
In Beverly Hills, California, on June 2, hundreds of protesters walked and shouted.
`I’ve only been home once in the past four days,` said a Los Angeles police officer.
While the world watched the protests on television and social media, both the best and worst sides of American law enforcement were exposed.
Protesters, both violent and peaceful, were beaten by police officers.
In Austin, Texas, a 20-year-old African American protester was seriously injured after being hit in the head by police bullets on May 31.
`I was devastated,` Austin police chief Bryan Manley said at a press conference on June 1.
At a sensitive and stressful time like today, wrong actions will have a significant impact on the image of the police department.
Besides their tough image, many police officers also showed sympathy with the protesters.
At a protest in Redlands, a suburb of Bernardino County, Southern California, protesters knelt and bowed their heads in silence to recall the 8 minutes and 46 seconds Floyd was pinned on the back of the head by a Minneapolis police officer.
`It’s community policing 2.0,` Catren said.
New York police kneel with protesters
New York police kneel with protesters.
Vu Hoang (According to the New York Times)