Everyday protestors are taking the streets across the nation to fight for the justice of George Floyd. Some Los Angeles Police Department in Hollywood and Downtown LA have chosen solidarity as they took a knee in front of protesters as a gesture of understanding the outrage. In Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard, Commander Cory Palka decided to get on a megaphone and spoke to the protestors surrounding him. He said, "If I take a knee with you guys will you give me your verbal acknowledgement that this is a peaceful rally." As the crowd cheered and chanted "Take a knee, take a knee" Commander Palka paused, put one knee on the ground and bowed his head briefly.
He went back onto the megaphone to say, "We stand together. Within the next 30, 40 minutes if you peacefully go out and return to where you came from, I give you my commitment and honor that you will not see police officers in front of you. Fair enough?"
About an hour later as the curfew took place, many protestors cleared out. A similar scene took place in downtown Los Angeles with officers standing in a row guarding City Hall. Several of the officers stepped forward to take a knee with the protestors lined up in front of them.
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