A sheriff from Flint, Michigan, got rid of his riot gear and walked with the protestors protesting against racism and police brutality in the wake of the death of George Floyd. He embraced the protest and joined them, having peaceful interactions with the demonstrators. He called out other police offers in his unit to speak out against the injustice, reassuring the crowd that they stand with them in solidarity. To honor the lives of people who dies due to unjust practices in society, the protestors, and the police observed 30 seconds of silence.
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00:00Where's Michigan State? Where is he?
00:04I don't care about him.
00:12Let me just say, this is your night, not mine.
00:16Anybody want to step up and say something as to why we're here?
00:20I'm just letting you know that we're with you, just like we said yesterday.
00:24Flint made history worldwide because we show people that you don't have to burn your city down
00:28but still have your voice heard. You made history.
00:36Let me tell you, this is day two of action. You can't just talk the talk.
00:40You've got to walk the walk.
00:44And I'm telling you, I'm looking at leaders all over this crowd.
00:48They're going to be the next generation to make the change and to continue the movement.
00:52Am I with you?
00:56That's it. This ain't about white, black, young, old. We all bleed red
01:00and call out wrong when it's wrong.
01:08So I need somebody to step up and give a word of encouragement or say something.
01:12Right there. Come on, man.
01:20Listen up. Wisdom is about to speak.
01:24You ain't speaking? He lost his voice.
01:32This guy right here. Listen to this.
01:36He started a fist pump yesterday with another protester and a hug.
01:44Last night was nothing that was planned by me.
01:48I'll be honest with you. I was terrified last night.
01:52You weren't just terrified for me. I was terrified for you.
01:56It started with a simple fist bump and a hug and communication.
02:00Believe me, what happened to George Floyd is unacceptable.
02:04I cried over it. I've lost sleep over it. That was disgusting.
02:08We do not want that here. Flint, Michigan, we need to come off
02:12and have some wins here. Okay?
02:16Let's start a movement in Flint and let it spread.
02:20Communities can come together. It's got to start from the heart.
02:24We're with you. We do not like what happened to George Floyd.
02:28That's unacceptable. But let's start it here.
02:32Let's start it in Flint and have it spread out.
02:36Peacefully. Peacefully protest. But trust me, we are with you.
02:40That's it. Listen, I want you to hear from another guy from the street.
02:44Derek Aldridge. He's a street pastor. This guy's an OG.
02:48Listen to what he's got to say.
02:52Hey, it's good to see all you young people all together. This is Black Lives Matter.
02:56Come on. Black Lives Matter.
03:00And no justice. No peace.
03:04No justice. No peace.
03:08Alright, we're standing here together, but we've got to get to the polls.
03:12And we've got to vote and make some changes in this world.
03:16We've got to make some changes. No justice. No peace.
03:20No justice. No peace.
03:24No justice. No peace.
03:28Hey, let me just say one more thing.
03:32Because I knew tonight would be a big night. So when you walk back,
03:36you're going to get yourself a Cogo hot dog made by deputy sheriffs and a bottle of cold water.
03:40That's how we do it in Flinttown.
03:44One more time. Say his name. George Floyd.
03:48Say his name. George Floyd.
03:52Y'all better reelect this man. No, I ain't about that.
03:56One more thing. One more. We forgot to do a moment of silence last night.
04:00And we were called out later. So I need, we did 15 seconds.
04:04Let's do 30 seconds tonight and show the world
04:08that all whites, blacks, young, old, people from all over can listen
04:12and respect red blood. Are we good?
04:16So who's the timer? Who's going to count to 30?
04:20I'll count to 30. You count to 30. Here we go. Remember the name.
04:24Go. One. Two.
04:28You're good. Just tell us when 30's up.
04:42Amen.
04:58Amen. How about another 30
05:02for all the others that we need to celebrate? There's more than just George Floyd.
05:06Is that right?
05:10Knee.
05:14Take a knee.
05:26Trayvon Martin.
05:30Philando Castile. Sandra Bland.
05:34Trayvon Martin. Hands on shoulders. Unite.
05:40Unite.
05:56Hello.
06:00No justice. No peace.
06:04No justice. No peace.
06:08No justice. No peace.
06:12Hey, yo, hey, hey.
06:16Regardless of who you worship, he's going to give everybody a word of prayer right now, okay?
06:20Hey, listen everybody. One thing that I want to say before we leave.
06:24Each one of us has to hold the other one accountable for nothing to get torn up
06:28and flat. We've all got to work together to make sure we don't tear ourselves
06:32apart. We've already been destroyed. So let's start moving
06:36forward from this day forward. Shall we pray? Father God, we just ask you to
06:40bless us. We ask you to take care of that family. We ask you to be
06:44with our country right now so they stop tearing up everything. In the
06:48blessed name of God, Jehovah or whoever you serve. Amen.
06:52No justice. No peace.
06:56No justice. No peace.
07:00No justice. No peace.
07:04No justice. No peace.
07:08No justice. No peace.
07:12Matter. Matter.
07:16Matter. Matter.
07:20Matter.
07:24Thank you. You guys rock.
07:28No peace.
07:32George Floyd! George Floyd!