Protesters laid down in the nation's capital and repeated the words 'I can't breathe,' some of the final words spoken by George Floyd.
A large group of protesters lay down on a Washington D.C. street to repeat the words George Floyd said as he was pinned down by police officers, minutes before he died.
He was unresponsive by the time medical personnel arrived at the scene. Police said they were responding to a report of a forgery in progress. The Wednesday demonstration was part of a new day of protests in D.C. that started in near the White House, the scene ofThings got started with law enforcement officers cutting off the main protest area, near Lafayette Park and the White House. The move by police sent protesters along other paths in the city, which included walking towards Capitol Hill.
Wednesday is the sixth consecutive day of protests in D.C. as part of nationwide demonstrations that have gripped the attention of the country. "I feel like it violates our civil rights," Jenkins said."It could be a necessary thing, because it is the White House ... But they're just doing it because it's a protest."Jenkins said he doesn't care about Trump, and doesn't think Trump cares about him.A couple of blocks from the White House, a man stood just feet from a line of military police in riot gear and angrily confronted a black officer.
"We want people to peacefully protest," Bowser said."Nobody wants anybody who's been doing destruction to be here, but people have grievances that must be heard.""I think to insinuate or actually bring the United States military into an American city is unconscionable — and maybe illegal," she said.
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