because i think it going viral, spread across the world, i think it says a lot to what people want to hear and see. they want to see good. they want to see peace and feel the peace. how did that happen? what happened then? we were just assigned to help with a little bit of traffic control at the local rally. and my colleague and i saw devonte with a free hug sign, rather cute we looked closer and he turned towards us, we can sense he was crying and it was just perplexing. so as any good human would do, i just called him over. why was he cry something well, as he came over to me, i asked him, why are you crying? and he explained to me he was upset about all of the protests
sergeant barnum here and that s when i knew that something powerful was going on and i started taking pictures. when did you see him, sergeant, and why did you decide to give him a hug? well, we were there just providing a minimal police presence while the free speech event was going on. and a colleague of mine and i noticed that devonte was crying. and you know, i just said hey, i m going to call him over. and sa i motioned to him to have him come over and talk to me. he was a little hesitant at first. but he did. he came over. he was crying. and we just struck up a kid conversation. and you know, it was just treating him very humanely and trying to help the kid out. i knew that he wasn t lost or anything. but there was something there was something wrong. and we broke down some barriers, some walls and just had a really nice conversation. yeah. do you know anything about him? did he talk to you about what did he tell you about him? well, the first part of our conversati
powerful and a message behind it that i wanted people to see. that s when i went to the oregonian. and they published it like a day later, and that s when it went viral in less than like 48 hours. there were thousands of people around you at this ferguson rally in downtown portland. what was happening around you, and how did sergeant and devonte hart catch your attention? yeah. so i mean, i arrived there, and there yeah. a lot of people are protesting peacefully. and i was walking around, taking pictures, and then i was walking across the street, and i saw devonte. and he was talking to someone else. and tears were running down his face. and he turned around, and i saw him holding a sign that said free hugs. and from that point on i knew there was something special about him because you know, in the midst of all the protesters holding these signs he was the only one that had the most positive one. and then i went and spoke to him a little bit, came back. then i saw him speaki
or what happened between devonte and i happened that day, that happens every day between police officers and community members all the time in lots of cities. and you know, really this photo that johnny captured, it s not about me. it s not about devonte. it s about what the community is wanting. and i think the fact it went viral is a huge expression of what our nation is yaeshi inyea. sergeant barnum, johnny nguyen, thank you. thank you. thank you, don. we ll be right back. (vo) nourished. rescued. protected. given new hope. during the subaru share the love event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we ll have given 50 million dollars over seven years. love. it s what makes a subaru, a subaru.