'It's everybody's problem': Thousands keep it peaceful in another night of protests against police
Source: Deseret
SALT LAKE CITY — A peaceful protest that began outside the Salt Lake City Public Safety Building with a silent demonstration in memory of George Floyd, who was killed by police in Minneapolis, swelled to several thousand people Wednesday evening as the group marched through the city and up to the University of Utah.
The demonstration came hours after Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall lifted her weeklong nightly curfew following several nights of mostly peaceful protest since a weekend protest turned chaotic and violent, and lasted past the 8 p.m. mark when the curfew would have taken effect.
Kayla, a 20-year-old African American student who asked to only be identified by her first name, said she joined the protest out of anger and frustration, but she hasn’t given up hope that changes to how government and law enforcement “exert and abuse their power” were in reach.
She was among the thousands gathered at the U.’s President’s Circle Wednesday evening.
Read more: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/6/3/21279587/curfew-lifted-salt-lake-city-police-protests-brutality-george-floyd-mayor-erin-mendenhall
Way to go SLC!
