These photos and a couple of videos are on my Instagram @ ugottafriend. This is how it's done, folks. Masks on. Signs up. No violence. I took social distancing seriously, and only took one selfie with a man who asked. Otherwise, I stayed as out of the way as I could, but still visible. I was on a walker and couldn't march all the way to the police station, so I found a tree and planted myself under it to hold my sign as traffic passed by. After I left, a group started trouble, and police had to throw some gas to prevent that group from halting interstate traffic or causing an accident. Understandable, and not something I would have ever been involved in. Some punk broke a window on one of the police vehicles. It was dealt with. Nobody was hurt, and nearby businesses didn't experience anything out of the ordinary, to my knowledge. The march was escorted by the police department, with the mayor and the chief of police present and listening to protesters. I didn't personally encounter any disrespect. It was a completely positive experience for me, and I'm very glad I was able to be there.
