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Not sure if this is what we meant when we said, Black Lives Matter, but North Carolina police officers get an E for effort.
A group of officers reportedly came together to ask Black religious leaders for forgiveness for their part in the systematic oppression against Black people and minorities. But they put their feet in this apology, literally.
North Carolina pastors Faith Wokoma and Soboma Wokoma invited white community leaders and officers to a ritual in honor of George Floyd where they washed the religious leaders’ feet!
The image of the officers kneeling before the Black clergy immediately sparked a debate on Black Twitter.
"washing the feet of the organizers and asking for forgiveness."
Cary, NC pic.twitter.com/TqSYBtt6Ky
— Jason Fuhrmann (@JasonFuhrmann3) June 7, 2020
Many were outraged meanwhile others connected the biblical story about Jesus cleansing the feet of the disciples. In one of his final acts, Jesus offered to wash their feet to show great love and humility.
This is real. White people bowed and washed the feet of two black pastors at a march in NC. While washing the feet they apologized on behalf of the white race.
Let me be the first to say: you don’t apologize on my behalf. I don’t owe one and don’t offer one. This is lunacy. pic.twitter.com/ASEQaRKyWN
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) June 7, 2020
Common religious gesture to show humility. Here's the Pope washing feet. https://t.co/ocr6G2zgR8 pic.twitter.com/Dx54I0XgHt
— Nate Hendley (@natehendley) June 7, 2020
The event also included a moment of silence which demonstrators observed eight minutes and 46 seconds that Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck, resulting in his death.
Floyd’s case isn’t unique or unfamiliar in the Black community, and it helped push the BLM movement to newer heights. Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender announced that she’s proposing to disband the police department in favor of community-led organizations. “It’s our commitment to end policing as we know it,” she continued, “and recreate systems of public safety that actually keep us safe.”
