As a response to the death of George Floyd, Americans have been protesting at the hands of Minneapolis police for days in dozens of cities throughout the United States.
Some officers have shown solidarity with the movement by hugging protesters, praying with them, mourning with them, and taking a knee to honor Floyd, while tensions between police and protestors have heated up in many places,
In Atlanta, Georgia, a line of police officers holding shields during a protest Monday near Centennial Olympic park kneeled in front of demonstrators.
In another picture, an officer wearing a gas mask, helmet and vest was seen embracing a demonstrator in a hug on the fourth day of protests in the southern city.
On Monday, the Denver Chief of Police Paul Pazen joined the protestors and held arms with attendees.
In New York, Chief of Department of the New York City Police, Terence Monahan, embraced a protestor during a protest in his city Monday.
On the west coast, protestor Kevin Welbeck of Cre8 The Change shook hands with a California Highway Patrol officer during a protest in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles.
