Community leaders absent from protest held for George Floyd

Community leaders absent from protest held for George Floyd

KNEE ON HIS NECK FOR OVER 8MINSWHICH SPARKED PROTESTS ANDDIREST ACCORDS THE COUNTRY..AND THE PROTEST HERE LAST NIGHTFILLED THIS ENTIRE BLOCKAND THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWN AREAWELL INTO MIDNIGHT.

NOWCOMMUNITY LEADERS ARE RESPONDING.ON FRIDAY NIGHT OVER 200 TO 300PEOPLE FILLED THE BLOCK OFTRUXTON AVE BETWEEN THEBAKERSFIELD POLICEDEPARTMENT AND CITY HALL TOHONOR THE LIFE OF 46 YEAR OLDGEORGE FLOYD AFTER MANY ACROSSTHE NATION SAW THEVIDEO OF EX OFFICER DEREK CHAVINPLACING HIS KNEE ON HISNECK SPARKING ANGER ACROSS THENATION.

MANY LEADERS IN OURCOMMUNITY EXPRESSING OUTRAGEOVER FLOYDS DEATH7BUT SPEAKING OUT AGAINST AGAINSTTHE PROTEST LIKE THEPRESIDENT OF THE NAACP CHAPTERHERE IN BAKERSFIELD..I JUST WANT TO INFORM YOU ALLTHATFI YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT GOINGDO NOT GO I DO NOT RECOMMEND ITORENFDORSE IT.

THIS COVID 19 THINGIS VERY VERY REAL.IN A 13 MINUTE FACEBOOK LIVE..JACKSON SAYS THEY ARE NOTSURE WHO IS ORGANIZING ANDLEADING THE PRO GOES ON TOSHARE THAT HE UNDERSTANDS THEFRUSTRATION AND HURT BUTTHERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO PROTESTIN A SAFE MANNER.SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE BEENDOINGWHAT THE PETITIONS..OR DO AVIDEO ONLINE ON HOW YOU AREFEELING..SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS THEREARE THINGS YOU CAN ACTUALLY HELPWITHTHE PROCESS AND HELP START GETINVOLVE AND SOME OF THECOMMUNITYPOLICING AND SOME FO THE ACTUALCHANGES THAT CAN HAPPEN INPOLICY ARETHINGS YOU CAN DO TO GETINVOLVED.THE PROTEST WHICH BEGAN ONFRIDAY AT 5PM CONTINUED AFTERSUNSET WHICH BEGAN AS A PEACEFULPROTEST UNTIL ACAR DRIVEN BY 31-YEAR-OLDMICHAEL TREN ACCELERATED HISCAR INTO THE CROWD OF PEOPLESTRIKING A 15-YEAR-OLDGIRL, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES.BPD SAYS TREN WAS BOOKED INTOJAIL FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER, ANDA TOTAL OF TENPEOPLE WERE ARRESTED- RESISTINGAND OBSTRUCTINGOFFICERS DURING THE PROTEST.A CONCERN THAT COMMUNITYLEADERS DID NOT WANT TO HAPPENAND WHY SOME WERE NOT INATTENDANCE..BUT SHARE THEY AREJUST AS EQUALLY AS UPSET ON THEDEATH OF GEORGE GEFLOYD.ITS IMPORTANT WE DO THIS ALLOVER THECOUNTRY BECAUSE HERE IS A BLACKYEEY OR BLACK CLOUD IF YOU WILLOVER THISCOUNTRY NATION THAT PEOPLE TENDTO LOOK AWAY OR NOT TALK ABOUTIT OR DEALWITH IT.

ITS THE ELEPHANT IN THEROOM REARGUING RACE RELATIONSHEREAND WHAT HAPPENS TO BLACK MEN.DAVIS SHARES SAFETY ALWAYS COMESFIRST AND RESPECTS ANDSUPPORTS PROTEST IF THEY STAYPEACEFUL- AND HE KNOWSTHERE ARE GOOD POLICE OFFICERSOUT THERE..HE COMMITTED COLD BLOODED MURDERAGAINST THIS GENTLEMAN AND I AMUPSET ABOUT IT AND I AM GETTINGCALLSFROM EVERYWHERE WHAT WE AREGOING TO DO,..BTU I DO NOTSUPPORT LOOTINGAND ALL OF THAT..

AT THE SAMETIME I UNDERSTAND THE ANGER.THE PROTEST CONTINUED WELL AFTERMIDNIGHT WITHPROTESTORS MARCHING THROUGHOUTDOWNTOWN ANDSOME IN A CARAVAN CHANTING ANDHOLDING SIGNS.AT TIMES IT BECAME INTENSEBETWEEN OFFICERS ANDPROTESTORS..

WITH ONE PROTESTORINNING CLOSER..AS OFFICERS CREATED A BARRIERAROUND THEIRHEADQUARTERS WHILE WEARING RIOTGEAR.MANY PROTESTORS CHANTING THEYWANT CHANGE.AS OF NOW CHAVIN HAS BEENARRESTED AND CHARGED WITHTHIRD DEGREE MURDER..

BUT MANYSHARE THAT IT IS NOT ENOUGHAND WILL CONTINUE TO SPEAK OUT.AS OF NOW CHAVIN HAS BEENARRESTED AND CHARGED WITHTHIRD DEGREE MURDER..

BUT MANYSHARE THAT IT IS NOT ENOUGHAND WILL CONTINUE TO SPEAK OUT.AND TERRIFYING MOMENTS LASTNIGHT AS HUNDREDS FILLED