The city of Buffalo was one of many municipalities to take part in the nationwide civil rights protests over the weekend following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Some of the demonstrators turned things into a bit more of a rowdy incident.
About 10 people were arrested on Saturday. Some of the overboard actions included property damage to shops in the city of Buffalo near the Niagara Square area and City Hall having a burning object thrown into a window.
On Sunday, more peaceful demonstrators took to the streets but following the events of Saturday, one member of the Bills stepped up and wanted to help, safety Dean Marlowe. Posting to his social media pages on Twitter and Instagram, Marlowe offered to help clean up the city in the aftermath:
Being opportunistic, looting and vandalizing is selfish and dismissing the honoring of those who lost their lives to police brutality. Let’s come together 🖤🤍.
My wife and I are willing to help clean up around the city of Buffalo! 💙❤️— Dean Marlowe (@machine_marlowe) May 31, 2020
Marlowe also added that he supports the protests, but said he thought things went too far, calling it “utterly depressing.”
Buffalo is blue collar, this is not us. To see what went on last night all around the country is disturbing. Protesting, addressing the truth for human rights should be done, but destroying your city and community in the process is utterly depressing.
— Dean Marlowe (@machine_marlowe) May 31, 2020
Overall, Bills players were mostly silent on the weekend protests across the country, in a personal sense. Among those sharing messages included wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud posting a video of passionate protesters expressing themselves peacefully, cornerback Tre’Davious White sending a message about “perspective” of those around you in such a time, while defensive end Jerry Hughes shared a video of Martin Luther King Jr. Many other shared messages posted by others via shares and retweets.
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