We want to see police preserve and protect, not treat us as the enemy. We have nothing to lose but reporter it is the protest in front of department of justice today. Earlier this afternoon, dozens staged a diein, reenacting the death of Michael Brown. Justice for Michael Brown reporter todays protest began with demonstrators blocking commuter traffic along 14th street, and then on other downtown streets. Protesters say this is far from the last demonstration here in d. C. Yeah, we have a group of ten mothers coming next week, all of them lost their children to police violence. And theyre all coming here to say Michael Brown is not an isolated incident. This is happening in our communities every week, every month, every year. And they want to see real change. Reporter at the department of justice, mark segraves, news4. We asked you, should protesters be allowed to shut down a major street in d. C. During the commute. Its our nbc washington flash poll of the day. Most say its okay to pr