Why some police officers stood with protesters

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

As images of police officers in riot gear clashing with protesters in response to the death of George Floyd proliferated from across the country, a very different theme emerged from several cities.

Instead of lining up in opposition to the protesters, some police officers joined them.

"I never thought of anything else, to be honest," Camden County Police Chief Joseph Wysocki told ABC News.

For Camden, New Jersey, a city that had long been known for high crime rates, the police demonstrating alongside protesters in an ultimately peaceful event was not just a one-day phenomenon, but the continuation of years of efforts to bridge ties with residents since 2013, when the county police department took over public safety from the city's police agency.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-some-police-officers-stood-with-protesters/ar-BB14QCsj?li=BBnb7Kz

[Jamastiene]

1. Maybe make a map of police forces who protested with protesters

and a map, of police forces who have been most brutal toward protesters, especially the ones who fired the first shots with tear gas when protesters were still being peaceful, and we can see which departments need to be emptied and fired and replaced with police vetted by the ones who kneeled, protested with, or joined protesters and did not attack protesters.

Sounds complicated, and it will never be done, because it might work.

The map might actually help in the future anyhow.

[Doreen]

2. I would think there would be officers that would side with protesters.

Would anyone really think that black, other officers of color, and women escape the hate and bad treatment?