Police chief Michael Sauschuck said he was not contacted by organizers before the protest.
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The comments come in the wake of the fatal shooting of police officers in Dallas, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, though none of the attacks have been directly tied to the Black Lives Matter movement.
“We don’t mean to make them feel in danger we don’t want to cause any kind of violence whatsoever we just want to be respectful”. “Dead cops”, Trump labeled the group a “threat” that has “essentially” called “death to the police” even after the group formally condemned those words following that instance.
Sunday’s protest came at a time when race relations and police shootings have been thrust into the national spotlight.
“Everything is going to be okay as long as we continue to work together and push together, we are going to give respect to the ones that lost their lives for no reason”, he said.
Gaines, who said she is exhausted of the number of police-related shootings, offered that she would specifically like to see peace between law enforcement and the people, as well as respect from both political parties.
“No violence and no weapons”, the Facebook page says.
He said the group was remembering all lives lost.
In an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo, this weekend, activist DeRay Mckesson offered up what is perhaps the most succinct metaphor for explaining what it’s like to hear “All Lives Matter” as a black person. She says the event will be about having a conversation and building a better relationship with police.
Hawk Newsome, of New York City, said he chose to march outside the RNC because he believes both major parties have failed to make black lives a priority in their platforms.
“I think it’s good to bring awareness to police brutality”, Watson said.
Referring to a 2014 video that showed protesters in New York City chanting “What do we want?”
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“An ideal outcome for me right now would be for people to really question themselves and understand that they really have an impact on what’s happening”, said Tamir.
