'Bad people and bad cops': Police step out to support protesters

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Many police step out to show support for George Floyd demonstrators.

Some police and sheriff's officials across the country have said the behavior of the Minneapolis officers on May 25 was unacceptable. Typical of the responses was one from Art Acevedo, the police chief in Houston, Floyd's hometown, who said two days later that Floyd's death should be"condemned by all in law enforcement and our extended community."

"His death serves as a stark reminder that when bad policing happens, it disproportionately impacts communities of color and poor communities,"But as demonstrators have continued to turn out by the thousands in the face of riot police, National Guard troops and the threat of infection with the coronavirus, Acevedo and some other law enforcement officers have gone a step further.

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo walks arm in arm with a woman during a Justice for George Floyd march on Saturday.Acevedo, who joined a Justice for George Floyd march on Saturday, addressed a crowd outside a Houston-area church Sunday, his eyes rimmed with emotion, to say not only that he understood the protests but also that he was outraged at Americans who"don't see a problem.

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