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Day two of protests continue in front of the Bakersfield Police Department continue through the evening

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Day two of protests continue in front of the Bakersfield Police Department continue through the evening
Day two of protests continue in front of the Bakersfield Police Department continue through the evening

Day two of protests continue in front of the Bakersfield Police Department continue through the evening

SPEAK OUT AGAINST WHATTHEIR COMRADES ARE DOING.PROTESTORS TOOK TO THE STREETSFOR A SECOND DAY IN AROW TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FORTHE LIFE OF GEORGE FLOYDWHO LOST HIS LIFE ON MONDAYAFTER HIS ENCOUNTER WITHTHE EX MINEAPPOLIS POLICEOFFICER DEREK SHOWIVIN,WHO NO HAS BEEN ARRESTED ANDCHARGED WITH THEIR DEGREEMURDER.

MANY SHARE ITS THEIRDRIVING FORCE TO BEHERE.SOT: BREANNA MARKIEWITZ/PROTESTORWHAT OF IT WAS YOUR DAD YOURBROTHER OR SON?

YOU WOULDBE OUT HERE.

SOME HAVE MOREHEART THAT OTHERS.A NEW FACE WAS SEEN WITH THEHANDFUL OF PROTESTORS,PASTOR ANGELO FRAZIER OFRIVERLAKES COMMUNITYCHURCH.

HE SHARES THAT HE CAMEHERE TO SPEAK AND PRAYWITH PROTESTORS AND TO FIND ACOMMON GROUNDOF HOPE.SOT: ANGELO FRAZIER/ PASTOR OFCARE AND OUTREACHRIVERLAKES COMMUNITY CHURCHVIOLENCE SMOTHERS THE NECK OFJUSTICE AND EVERYONEWANTS JUSTICE.

WE DON'T HAVE APERFECT SYSTEM BUT ITS THESYSTEM WE HAVE.

ON MONDAY WE AREASKING PEOPLE TO COMEOUT HERE TO PRAY FOR THE COUNTRYAND THE LEASDERS.PASTOR FRAZIER THROUGHOUT THEPROTEST COULD BE SEENDIRECTING TRAFFIC AROUNDPROTESTORS ENSURING THEIRSAFETY ALL WHILE TRYING TO FINDWAYS TO CONNECT.

A T ONEPOINT PROTESTORS LAID IN THEMIDDLE OF THE STREET TOSTOP TRAFFIC AND PASTOR FRAZIERINTERVENED.SOT: I WENT OVER TO HER AND SHESAID I HAVE TO GO TO WORK ANDSHEWAS A NURSE AND TOLD THE PEEL ONTHE GROUND THEY HAVE TO GETOUR OF THE WYA NOW AND THEYLOOKED AT ME AND I ESCORTEDTHREEE CARS THROUGH.AS NIGHT FELL THERE WERE SEVERALINTENSE MOMENTS WITHPROTESTORS AND OFFICERS AS THEYCREATED A BARRICADEAROUND THEIR DEPARTMENT AFTERANNOUNCINGTHAT PROTEST WAS NOW UNLAWFUL.WHEN 23ABC ASKEDWHAT MADE IT UNLAWFUL AN OFFICERSTATED BECAUSESOMEONE THREW A WATER BOTTLE ANDOTHER OBJECTS ATOFFICERS.NAT POP: MOVE PEACEFULLY WITHTHE REST OF THE CONGREGATIONNOW BUT THAT WAS NOT THE SCENE

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