A tense protest ended with a show of peaceful solidarity in Des Moines, Iowa, when police officers and protesters knelt in honor of George Floyd.
in Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday night ended in an unexpected show of peaceful solidarity as dozens of officers agreed to protesters' calls to take a knee in honor of George Floyd, a black man who died at the hands of Minneapolis police.
Shortly before 9 p.m., the protesters all knelt down, telling police that they were honoring the memory of George Floyd, the man who died in Minneapolis with a police officer's knee pinning his neck, pleading that he couldn't breathe. At the urging of a pastor from the community, senior Des Moines police Officers Irvin Franklin and Jack Kamerick knelt and said a prayer. The pastor spoke with the protesters and officers, and convinced the protesters to assure the other officers that they would leave peacefully if all of the officers knelt for a moment of silence and prayer for Floyd.Another group of officers in riot gear approached the crowd from the north, calling for them to disperse.
"What you have here, you have men and women that know the difference between right and wrong and you have community relationships that respect that," Wingert said."That’s what this was all about. This is a success."
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