Wall Street Journalさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Wall Street JournalInstagram)「Surrounded by thousands of protesters in his hometown of Worcester, Mass., Police Chief Steven Sargent knelt on the street for close to nine minutes, about the same length of time George Floyd had been pinned to a street in Minneapolis by an officer’s knee on his neck a week earlier.⠀ ⠀ “Damn,” Chief Sargent recalled thinking as the minutes passed at the June 1 demonstration. “That’s a long time.” He was disgusted at Floyd’s death, and told residents and his officers as much. ⠀ ⠀ The chief described what happened next as the great divide, a time when navigating the middle ground between police and protesters turned treacherous. In the months since, he and other city officials struggled to answer the pointed question echoed by residents in cities nationwide: Whose side are you on? ⠀ ⠀ For years, Chief Sargent couldn’t go anywhere in Worcester without bumping into someone who wanted to chat. Over the summer, he felt a shift. Some people backed away. Others gave exaggerated atta-boys. On the street, people approached officers and said, “We’ve got your back.” The chief appreciated the kind words, but the sentiments felt off-kilter. He believed having relationships in all corners of the city formed the foundation of good policing.⠀ ⠀ At the link in our bio, see how Sargent struggled debate over policing in New England’s second-largest city⠀ ⠀ 📷: @jaredcharneyphoto for @wsjphotos⠀」12月17日 0時07分