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Day two of downtown Lafayette protests

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Day two of downtown Lafayette protests
Day two of downtown Lafayette protests
Second day of protests in downtown Lafayette continue peacefully.

To what's going on violence isobvir because that's what we're protesting right now.

Nats: get out of the street now.

Avery: you know a lot of bad things have gone on in this country.

No one has really taken a stand up to it significantly like we have now.

It's important for us all to come together.

Nats: george floyd!

George floyd!

Mariana: most of my friends are black.

I assocte with them, i care about them.

They're just like us, just like any other human.

Nats: say his name!

George floyd!

Meza: we all bleed the same man.

You cut yourself what do you bleed?

You bleed red.

What do you bleed?

Red.

Everybody here bleeds red we're all the same man.

I don't know why we're all increasing, making this violent?

Nats:no justice no peace!

No justice no peace!

Jasmine:the people want justice, they want to protest.

They want to protect this and the streets and the peace as well.

So we have to compromise somewhere.

Nats: clapping jasmine: we came to an agreement they wanted them to kneel they kneel.

I asked them if they kneel then we'll get back, off the streets.

So that's what happened.

Nats: police and protestors takling.

Avery: i mean we just tried to keep this as peaceful as possible meza: we have kept it peaceful, just that's it man we're just trying to keep it peaceful.

That's all it is.

As of 2 am this morning, there have been no confirmed reports of any looting, vandalism or serious bodily injury that happened during monday

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