Though the riots, looting, a damaging of property have taken up much of the headlines, the majority of the protests across the country were peaceful. Different races and backgrounds of people came together in solidarity, and that includes many police officers.

Akron police chief Ken Ball called into the Ray Horner Morning Show to discuss a slew of topics revolving around the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests. He addressed those protests, to which he believes outside agitators hijacked the protests and turned them into riots. Chief Ball says he was horrified by the images from those nine minutes Floyd was on the ground, stressing that a knee on the back of the neck is not proper protocol.

The Akron Police Department recently hired several new officers, and Ball says it is a very diverse class.