Santa Cruz Calif. Police Chief Andy Mills takes a knee along with hundreds gathered on Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz. (AP Photo/Shmuel Thaler)
Auburn police officer Beth Guzalak, left, takes a knee with protesters during a march in downtown Auburn, N.Y. (Kevin Rivoli/The Citizen via AP)
A protester hugs a police officer who kneeled after protesters attending a rally against the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor chanted "Kneel with us! Kneel with us!" in Lexington, Ky. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
Chief Jeffrey Maddrey takes a knee during a solidarity rally for George Floyd, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
A few Santa Clara Sheriff's officers take a knee during peaceful protest in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe
Chanting "Take a knee, take a knee," protesters confront a line of police officers dressed in riot gear outside the Spokane County Courthouse in Spokane, Wash. (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review via AP)
A protester kneels before police in Oakdale, Minn. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen)
Protesters kneel before a line of police in Oakdale, Minn. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen)
Law enforcement officers, in a sign of respect and understanding, kneel to the cheers of protesters gathered at Spokane County Courthouse in Spoken, Wash. (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review via AP)