Social Issues

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People march from the site of Justine Damond's shooting to Beard's Plaissance Park during the "Peace and Justice March for Justine," Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Minneapolis. Damond had called 911 on Saturday night to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home. She was shot when she approached the police vehicle that was responding. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

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The sun sets behind demonstrators at Beard's Plaissance Park during the "Peace and Justice March for Justine," Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Minneapolis. Damond had called 911 on Saturday night to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home. She was shot when she approached the police vehicle that was responding. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

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This Monday, July 17, 2017, image shows the statue honoring Confederate President Jefferson Davis on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. As cities across the United States are removing Confederate statues and other symbols, dispensing with what some see as offensive artifacts of a shameful past marked by racism and slavery, Richmond is taking a go-slow approach. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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This Monday, July 17, 2017, image shows lightning streaking across the sky behind the statue honoring Confederate President Jefferson Davis on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. As cities across the United States are removing Confederate statues and other symbols, dispensing with what some see as offensive artifacts of a shameful past marked by racism and slavery, Richmond is taking a go-slow approach. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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This Wednesday, July 19, 2017, photo shows the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that stands on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. As cities across the United States are removing Confederate statues and other symbols, dispensing with what some see as offensive artifacts of a shameful past marked by racism and slavery, Richmond is taking a go-slow approach. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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This Tuesday June 27, 2017, photo shows the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that stands in the middle of a traffic circle on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. As cities across the United States are removing Confederate statues and other symbols, dispensing with what some see as offensive artifacts of a shameful past marked by racism and slavery, Richmond is taking a go-slow approach. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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This Tuesday, June 27, 2017, photo shows the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that stands in the middle of a traffic circle on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. As cities across the United States are removing Confederate statues and other symbols, dispensing with what some see as offensive artifacts of a shameful past marked by racism and slavery, Richmond is taking a go-slow approach. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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This Wednesday, June 28, 2017, photo shows statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. As cities across the United States are removing Confederate statues and other symbols, dispensing with what some see as offensive artifacts of a shameful past marked by racism and slavery, Richmond is taking a go-slow approach. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

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This Wednesday, June 28, 2017, shows the statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. As cities across the United States are removing Confederate statues and other symbols, dispensing with what some see as offensive artifacts of a shameful past marked by racism and slavery, Richmond is taking a go-slow approach. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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ADVANCE FOR THE WEEKEND OF JULY 22-23 AND THEREAFTER - In a Sunday July 2, 2017 photo, Gina Bell strokes Callie, a 15-year-old horse that is up for adoption, at the Lone Mountain Equestrian Park (LEAN) in Las Vegas. Local Equine Assistance Network is a nonprofit that helps horses that have been abandoned or neglected. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR THE WEEKEND OF JULY 22-23 AND THEREAFTER - In a Sunday July 2, 2017 photo, Horse trainer Katelynn Hentzell, left, talks with Gina Bell as she gets a feel for Callie, a 15-year-old horse that is up for adoption, at the Lone Mountain Equestrian Park in Las Vegas. Local Equine Assistance Network is a nonprofit that helps horses that have been abandoned or neglected. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR THE WEEKEND OF JULY 22-23 AND THEREAFTER - In a Sunday July 2, 2017 photo, Gina Bell, right, gets a feel for Callie, a 15-year-old horse that is up for adoption, at the Lone Mountain Equestrian arena in Las Vegas. Local Equine Assistance Network is a nonprofit that helps horses that have been abandoned or neglected. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2012, file photo Republican nominee Janice Arnold-Jones speaks to the party faithful at the Republican election party in Albuquerque, N.M. Arnold-Jones has joined the primary race for an open congressional seat in central New Mexico which is set to become one of the most diverse in the country. A Native American woman, an openly gay white male, a Hispanic former U.S. Attorney, a Sandia National Laboratories physicist and a conservative immigration lawyer are among the candidates seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham. (AP Photo/Jake Schoellkopf, File)

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FILE - In this March 27, 2017, file photo, Democratic Party of New Mexico chair Debra Haaland is among protesters outside a luncheon attended by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez in Albuquerque, N.M. Holland has joined the primary race for an open congressional seat in central New Mexico which is set to become one of the most diverse in the country. A Native American woman, an openly gay white male, a Hispanic former U.S. Attorney, a Sandia National Laboratories physicist and a conservative immigration lawyer are among the candidates seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

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FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2016, file photo, U.S. Attorney Damon Martinez speaks to reporters from his desk in Albuquerque, N.M. Martinez has joined the primary race for an open congressional seat in central New Mexico which is set to become one of the most diverse in the country. A Native American woman, an openly gay white male, a Hispanic former U.S. Attorney, a Sandia National Laboratories physicist and a conservative immigration lawyer are among the candidates seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham. (AP Photo/Mary Hudetz,File)

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Kim Keenan, President and CEO of the Multicultural Media, Telecom, and Internet Council, talks about an initiative to train volunteers around the country on the best ways to use cell phones to videotape law enforcement in hopes of discouraging police misconduct among minority communities, Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Kim Keenan, President and CEO of the Multicultural Media, Telecom, and Internet Council, right, answers questions after speaking about an initiative to train volunteers around the country on the best ways to use cell phones to videotape law enforcement in hopes of discouraging police misconduct among minority communities, Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Brent Wilkes, with the League of Latin American Citizens, talks about an initiative to train volunteers around the country on the best ways to use cell phones to videotape law enforcement in hopes of discouraging police misconduct among minority communities, Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Kim Keenan, President and CEO of the Multicultural Media, Telecom, and Internet Council, talks about an initiative to train volunteers around the country on the best ways to use cell phones to videotape law enforcement in hopes of discouraging police misconduct among minority communities, Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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In this Jan. 9, 2017, file photo, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten speaks about education at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) ** FILE **