Lawyers held an 8 minute and 46 second moment of silence in front of the Jackson County Justice Building on Monday.
Two weeks ago.
Newswatch 12's josh shelton shows us what today's short protest in medford looked like.
(take josh key) josh shelton says, "today, on the steps of the jackson county justice building, public and private attorneys from around the area gathered as part of a nationwide movement of lawyers joining and supporting the black lives matter protests.
Their protests look a little bit different then the ones going on around medford over the past few weeks, but their message was just as powerful."
Emily simon: no justice!
Crowd: no peace!
Emily simon: no justice!
Crowd: no peace!
A few moments of chanting before the group of lawyers fell silent.
In memory of george floyd, 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence.
The silence only broken in the final few moments... emily simon: i can't breathe!
Before falling silent after the last exclamation... emily simon: i can't breathe!
...the same way george floyd's life did, two weeks ago to the date.
And the 'i can't breathe shirt' worn by criminal defense attorney emily simon is not a recent purchase.
Simon first wore the shirt four years ago following the death of eric garner while in police custody in new york city.
(take emily key) emily simon says, "i had hoped i would never need to wear the shirt again, but here i am four years later needing to wear this shirt again and i will continue to need to wear their shirt at some other point at some other time until the police learn that that conduct is not tolerated by the justice system."
(take josh key) josh shelton says, "some of the attorney's here today calling for a public forum so that they can
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