SAN ANTONIO – Arthur Hollis says his T-shirt, displayed during the San Antonio Martin Luther King Jr. Day march, is an example of his feelings when it comes to police shootings involving African-Americans in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere around the country.
Hollis' T-shirt read "Hands up – don't shoot."
"People are saying ‘Enough is enough," Hollis said.
He said that while he understands that police officers have a difficult and challenging job, there is room for improvement.
"That's a job that keeps you on your toes," Hollis said. "But at the same time, the mind should be running ahead of the trigger."
Though police relations with the community here do not compare to the tensions that exist in other parts of the country, according to Debra Rutland, there is room for improvement.
"I lived on the East Side, and I moved because my sons were always being harassed by police," Rutland said. "Police need to work a little better with the community and get to know the people better."
"We all just need to learn to get along and respect each other," Deewayne Goodloe said. "And when it comes down to respect, then everybody should treat each other as they want to be treated."
As she spoke during the San Antonio march, Rutland said, "It's going to take the opening of hearts of people all across the board for us to get past this."