Although runners and walkers are expected to attend too, organizers hope the bikes will help differentiate community members from outside agitators. And practically speaking, it’s hard to cause trouble with a bicycle in tow.
Although runners and walkers are expected to attend too, Edmondson said the bikes will help differentiate community members from outside agitators. And practically speaking, it’s hard to cause trouble with a bicycle in tow.
“We just want this to be a spark,” Edmondson said, “where you can have this uncomfortable conversation about race and inequality and about police brutality. We want it to be the spark to move forward and show people that we can have things in our community and we can be peaceful in our community and we can come together in solidarity.”Police in heavy protective equipment carry a man away after handcuffing him in the Fairfax District during protests on Sunday.
“Everybody’s being peaceful from all different creeds and cultures. Everyone’s in one accord,” Davidson said. “Everything usually is fine out there until the police get there and exert their authority.” Davidson’s group — which includes two women — patrols the streets and alleyways of Leimert Park two nights a week plus Saturday mornings. One day, he watched a woman’s young child while she retrieved something inside her home. Last week, he tracked down the license plate from a stolen vehicle and reported it to the local police.
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