D.C. Residents Protest Law Enforcement Presence

TIME

Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up Wednesday to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be the streets around the clock.

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00:00Get off our streets! Get off our streets! Get off our streets! Get off our streets!

00:08Why are you here? You're trying to arrest innocent people? What's your purpose? What's your goal?

00:14What's the motive? Why won't you show your face?

00:18Like, do you look yourself in the mirror and think I did a good job today?

00:22Turn left! Turn left!

00:27We're trying to get people to turn left to not go down 14th Street. There's a random search right now.

00:32They've pulled over about six cars. We've seen two people get detained. One by ICE, one by the police. Taken. No rhyme or reason.

00:41And I just want to tell people at this point that it's not been confirmed. Continue.

00:45Yes, that is what it seems like. So we're trying to get people to turn left so that nobody drives down this street and doesn't have to go off.

00:53Nice, it's a vet!

00:55I'm a vet!

00:57Hi, I'm a vet!

00:59Hi!

01:00You're welcome, Ken.

01:01So it's amazing.

01:04It's so amazing!

01:05Hi, Ken.

01:06Do it really!

01:07I just need to take the cell phone.

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