Although scenes of violent riots and looting have permeated cities throughout America, the last few days have also united people together in prayer and peace. Days after the death of Floyd, Art Acevedo, the police chief in Floyd’s hometown of Houston, Texas, said what Floyd went through should be “condemned by all in law enforcement and our extended community.”

“His death serves as a stark reminder that when bad policing happens, it disproportionately impacts communities of colour and poor communities,” Acevedo wrote on Twitter. On Saturday, police chiefs across Miami-Dade County in Florida knelt in prayer with protesters in Coral Gables, Florida, near Miami.

Pastor Joanne Hoehne of The Source Church wrote on Facebook that “police officers knelt and confessed they needed to do better.” According to Hoehne, “people began crying and praying together.”

In New York City, just hours after violent protests led to hundreds of arrests, city police officers joined a church in Queens and demonstrators in Manhattan by kneeling beside protesters on Sunday. Videos posted online show NYPD officers, including white-shirt officers, kneeling in the streets of Jamaican in Queens as members of The Excelling Church prayed and held a moment of silence. 

Source: christianpost.com

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