This is happening all over the country.
Americans have been protesting the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police for days on end in dozens of cities throughout the United States.While tensions between police and demonstrators have heated up in many places, some officers have shown solidarity with the movement by hugging protesters, praying with them, mourning with them, and taking a knee to honor Floyd.
It won’t solve the problem by itself. But it is something.
There are dozens of youtubes of these moments. It’s something I’ve never seen before. It’s symbolism. But it’s important symbolism.
It’s certainly more than anything our national leadership has done.