Nashville is no stranger to police brutality protests. In recent years, people have marched in the streets and camped outside the halls of power. They carried signs, shouted chants and disrupted the order of the day. Protesters then and still do want people to pay attention to the problem and the trauma, and they want change. The majority of protests in Nashville occur without incident although the city saw an exception last year. Pastors, a protest leader and police shared their thoughts on why most demonstrations in the city tend to be peaceful. Pastor Kelli X, who leads The Village Church, said everyone in Nashville is connected to someone. The connectedness of the city creates space for peace, she said.