EditorialDemonstrators and police officers stand off during protests against inequality and racial injustice, near the federal courthouse in Portland, Ore., in the early morning of July 25, 2020. (Mason Trinca/The New York Times)
EditorialMembers of the National Guard and demonstrators stand off near the White House in Washington, on June 3, 2020, during protests against the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and police brutality. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
EditorialDemonstrators stand off with police officers as they protest the death of George Floyd and police brutality, outside the Barclays Center in New York, on Friday, May 29, 2020. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialDemonstrators and police officers stand off as demonstrators attempt to march onto Interstate 110, in downtown Los Angeles, on Friday, May 29, 2020, during a protest against the death of George Floyd and police brutality. (Bryan Denton/The New York Times)
EditorialEXCLUSIVE: Vigilante tears down floral tributes to killed burglar for a THIRD time after robber's relatives repeatedly rebuilt sick shrine amid bizarre stand-off as police watch on