Agents from New York City and Camden (New Jersey) have knelt or raised a fist as the demonstrations against racism passed, in a gesture of solidarity towards the protests that helps to regain normalcy, away from violence of these nights in multiple cities in the United States with clashes between citizens and the forces of order.
After three days of violent protests in several US cities over the racist death of African American George Floyd at the hands of a white agent in Minneapolis, police officers in the New York borough of Queens and in Manhattan knelt alongside protesters of this Sunday, with one knee on the ground.
At least three officers knelt in the street at the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and 165th Street around noon today as protesters cheered and thanked them for the gesture.
The cops, heads bowed, joined together to read the names of black men and women who were killed by the police. Later, protesters and officers could be seen shaking hands and hugging.
Later this Sunday night, thousands of protesters gathered in Foley Square in Lower Manhattan, chanting “NYPD, kneel down.” After some comments from the crowd, at least four policemen knelt and loud cheers were heard.
Aleeia Abraham, president of the community group BlaQue Resources Network, which helped organize the Queens protest, told the New York Post that the moment of unity there was “very surprising.” “None of us had ever seen anything like that. In that moment, they understood why we were so angry.”
The police officers had been invited to kneel by the pastor of The Excelling Church, who also helped organize the protest.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo shared the video of multiple Queens officers kneeling on social media, commenting: “This is how change begins.”
This same gesture could be seen in the Camdem police in New Jersey, and in different parts of New York, such as in Times Square, black police officers could also be seen raising their left fists in protest and solidarity with the women. anti-racist demonstrations.
– .
