RELATED: A parade, not a protest: Genesee County Sheriff supports Flint demonstrators during peaceful marchThe meeting today was scheduled last Thursday. We didnt even know Saturday was gonna be the Saturday it was that changed the world, said Sheriff Swanson. Wednesdays gathering was apart of a discussion about certain systemic racial inequalities plaguing our nation. Shame on police if we ever go back to to the way things were before he met that officer, concluded Sheriff Swanson. Sheriff Swanson also tells Local 4 this is only the first meeting of many that they are planning to have in Gennessee county about equality.

Similarly in Detroit, 84 demonstrators were arrested Saturday night amid the citys second day of protesting. In Flint, however, Saturday protests remained peaceful as demonstrators welcomed an unlikely participant: Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson. I want to make this a parade, not a protest, Swanson said. In social media posts shared by Flint protestors, more police officers can be seen supporting the protest and even linking arms with black demonstrators in solidarity. EVEN SHERIFF Chris Swanson CAME OUT... Posted by Johnie Franklin III on Saturday, May 30, 2020Swanson made sure to condemn Chauvin and police brutality while showing support to the Flint demonstrators.