US police stun protesters during standoff as 60 officers kneel in support of George Floyd
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mirror.co.ukDozens of police officers in North Carolina knelt in unison with George Floyd protesters "as a show of understanding" - with some reportedly brought to tears.
During a tense standoff with demonstrators on Monday calling for justice in the wake of the unarmed black man's death while in custody in Minneapolis, 60 officers stunned onlookers by kneeling for around 30 seconds.
Writing on Facebook, witness Mimamo Monika said: "Men and women alike started crying and then cautiously came toward the police officers to shake their hands...the crowd disbursed." Fayetteville Police Department tweeted: "As a show of understanding the pain that is in our community and our nation regarding equality, the #FayPD took a knee to show that we also stand for
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