As protesters chanted near the White House, Michael Piatschak leaned from his one-wheeled electric skateboard, extended a trash-grabbing claw and, like a raptor swooping on prey, snagged a plastic bag off the street and stuffed it into a shoulder sack.
FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators sit as they gather during a protest against the death in police custody of George Floyd, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, U.S., June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Across the country, citizens, charities and companies large and small are donating time and money to help clean up and rebuild riot-hit neighborhoods or bail protesters from jails despite the new coronavirus pandemic. Volunteers have not been immune from police. Videos from Asheville, North Carolina, show officers on Tuesday charging a first aid station and destroying water bottles and medical supplies. The police chief later said his officers were eliminating potential projectiles.
At the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church across Lafayette Square from the White House, clerics and congregants stand shifts, doling out water and snacks paid for with donations raised via social media.
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