Antonio French: “Those aren't protesters. Those are opportunistic criminals and they should not be included in the group.”

I hope this really makes the broader community aware of what so many African-Americans have been protesting about, have been calling attention to in the last few months, and it leads to real action and change.

There's a broken trust between the government, local police, and the community.

But I do worry that the state of emergency called for by the governor has escalated the situation and has invited folks from other places to come under the belief that this is where the revolution is going to happen or something like that.

I am in favor of community policing. I think what we have now is something that looks more like an occupying force.