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D.C. police officer to protesters: 'If I didn't think change was possible, I would just give up'

Hours into the mandatory curfew in Washington, D.C., several police officers were recorded engaging in peaceful dialogue with protesters. While remaining in opposition to the extended protests over George Floyd's death, one officer appeared to commiserate with protesters' desire to seek change.

Video transcript

- Of course we're pissed off. It makes us-- it makes everybody [INAUDIBLE].

- But I'm pissed off as a person, not as a police officer.

- That's the first mistake.

- I'm pissed off as a person and a police officer.

- Mm-hmm.

- However, because of my--

- It's ridiculous.

- --job--

- It's ridiculous.

- --just like my skin color--

- Yeah.

- --I'm thrown in a pot just like you.

- There is so many minorities--

- People are profiled, you all are profiled. You got all the officers out here as bad people because of the profession that we do. I'm protesting as well and making sure that the true narrative is not mixed with a false narrative. Because not everybody out here is a bad actor either, right?

- It bothers me--

- But we can see that some people are bad apples and they're just using the crowd to shield their behavior and their true motives. his true motive is to get the story that he wants.

- Well, the crowd's here because they want change.

- Well, [INAUDIBLE]

- They want change. They want respect.

- Some people really want change. Some people just want a story. Some people just want to see how much chaos they can raise in the night.

- Most people here want change, isn't that fair to say?

- I would hope that would be the story.

- OK.

- But the actions are going to tell the story and not the [INAUDIBLE]. So, ultimately, it's been pretty decent.

- Do you want change?

- Do I want change?

- Yeah.

- What do you mean?

- Do you want change? Do you want the same kind of change--

- Every day. If I didn't think it change was possible, I would just give up every day. Every day that you get up and you try to do better or make it better, I want change. OK?