"Every attendee takes a knee in honor of George Floyd. Police officers joined in the tribute."

[Dennis Donovan]

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Robert Harding @RobertHarding

At the Auburn protest, every attendee takes a knee in honor of George Floyd. Police officers joined in the tribute.



2:26 PM - May 31, 2020

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Protesters gather at the Equal Rights Heritage Center in Auburn. The Harriet Tubman statue is in the foreground. #GeorgeFloydProtests



4:31 PM - May 31, 2020

Auburn, NY. My hometown.

[OrlandoDem2]

1. I'm old enough to remember that Trump called Kaepernack a son of a bitch.

when he took a knee during the national anthem.

We should all be thanking Colin Kaepernack for peacefully protesting.

[Scarsdale]

21. He ruined that young man's career.

Colin knew his job, and was better at it than tRump will EVER be. Pence flew to a football game, then left immediately once a player knelt. Hypocrites abound in this administration. It was all for show, Mother was with him and it was all paid for by taxpayers. They left before the game even started. I doubt that they really wanted to watch the game, anyway. He is yet another waste of space.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. A Glimmer of Light, Perhaps?

This is a useful post.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. This is great and now we know who the trouble makers are, they are rightwing nazi fascists aka rump

supporters.

Some looting is from folks who do that, small minority maybe of locals but the vast majority of the issues are coming from WHITE supremacists...

BTW , if you are white (as I am) YOU must speak out YOU must act out proactively to say NO MORE...no more.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. Evidence that there are real police officers out there.

[ARPad95]

5. Relieved for Auburn and Cayuga County. A curfew has been imposed in Onondaga County

because of a few bad actors last night in Syracuse. There was peaceful protest all day long with the SPD even escorting protesters through the city to the town of Geddes and back. Night came and things went downhill.

[Dennis Donovan]

6. Things were hot in Rochester and Buffalo too, last night

Governor Cuomo has the NG on standby.

[wnylib]

18. Curfew in Erie County, too, because

of violence in Buffalo protests. One agitator was identified and arrested. Various items thrown at police.

[whistler162]

20. SPD following Sardino's tradition

"Tembeckjian and other members of the strike committee, along with the police chief and Chancellor Corbally, quickly convened in Corbally’s office. The group decided the students who constructed the barricades would quickly take them down, the fire department would put out the fire and the students would put the barricades back up. No confrontation would happen.

And it all went according to plan.

“The story of the strike at Syracuse was that it was peaceful and respectful on both sides — students and faculty,” Tembeckjian said. “The barricades episode with the fire department is an emblematic example of how respectful and cooperative the student leadership and the administration of the university were with one another.”"

http://dailyorange.com/2010/04/standing-their-ground-barricades-sit-ins-student-activism-against-vietnam-characterize-su-in-1970/


Odd historical fact Ben Walsh's grandfather Bill Walsh left office at the end of 1969 thus just missing those protests.

[dewsgirl]

7. This is wonderful.❤

[gulliver]

8. Beautiful

[davekriss]

9. Yes, this is what our nation needs!

Wrong is wrong, and all good people know it! “Riots are the language of the unheard” - we hear you. We need to come together and push all racists, fascists, and sociopaths far away from power.

I’m sure many of you can say the same, but I’m exhausted. Hearing about this and Flint is sooo welcome.

[Karadeniz]

10. It made me mad as spit that white athletes didn't take a knee. Did they think they were soloists,

Not needing their black teammates? They showed no understanding of the lives of their teammates.

[Cracklin Charlie]

11. This behavior makes law enforcement look strong.

Riot gear, batons, and tear gas show weakness.

My opinion.

[erronis]

13. Agree. But not only Look Strong. Demonstrate that they Are Strong.

A strong person can handle their self without needing body armor, tactical weapons, logistical equipment, multiple radios, bludgeons/tasers/teargas/"non-lethal rounds".

A strong person doesn't need to be surrounded by a cadre of other trigger-happy anti-social buddies. A strong person can stand alone and talk and reason and negotiate.

Weakness is the sign of a proscripted army of people with low moral compasses who will follow some chain-of-command order to try to placate the "leader".

Weakness is a bully policeman who has no moral compass except his own "whiteness" and is willing to use his official position to club those beneath him, sometimes to death.

[Cracklin Charlie]

14. Thanks for expanding.

I’m cooking potato salad, and trying to post at the same time.

That police chief in Atlanta has done a great job demonstrating leadership. The leaders doing the right thing need to be featured, and celebrated. They help show others how to project strength.

ps...great post!

[demtenjeep]

17. Potato Salad-must be the day. I made it too

and my youngest clear across the US called to ask how to make it because she hadn't made it in a long time and was craving it.

Potato Salad day!!!

[ARPad95]

12. A video from the Auburn, NY protest with police escort...

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Police car in front and several police officers walking with protesters at the back.

Chants heard:

I Can't Breathe

Black Lives Matter

No Justice No Peace

[Dennis Donovan]

15. I couldn't be prouder of my hometown

:partriot:

[randr]

16. This action by law enforcement is what will bring change

[wnylib]

19. Yes