In a little over a week, Americans have gone from taking their first hesitant stepsoutside again to marching in tightly-packed crowds in cities all over the country.
Any uncertainty about venturing out during a coronavirus pandemic has been seemingly cast aside to protest police brutality after watching the video of George Floyd pinned under an officer’s knee in Minneapolis. They’ve chanted slogans and shouted Floyd’s name, some without masks. During arrests, police have loaded them into vehicles and holding cells — without social distancing.
