The attack left two civilians wounded, seven police officers wounded and five police officers dead.
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“I think that if you really want, if African-Americans really want to bring the country together and have good racial relations, they have to distance themselves from Black Lives Matter”, the host said.
Although the situation in Canada is not “exactly a parallel” to the USA, there are still issues with carding and accountability with regards to the police, said Kaur, adding that marginalized communities do face police brutality in Canada. “The suspect said he was upset at white people”. The gathering was closed to reporters.
More than a dozen police officers, some wearing bulletproof vests, stood outside or followed the crowd in cars as it relocated. I specifically told everybody that was against this: “we are here to peacefully protest as proud Americans that’s what we’re here for”, Manuel Zapata, an organizer said.
Before the vigil began, Delgado expressed concern about the police presence.
The Black Lives Matter rally was a response to the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, LA and Philando Castile in St. Paul, MN. As long as there’s people dying at the hands of police – being harassed – and violence is happening at their hands – then we have to make sure that we’re always doing better.
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Organizer Duncan Kirkwood spoke about the importance of holding a public rally despite concerns of potential violence in wake of the deadly police shootings in Dallas.
