Protesters v. the Police

I decided to get a little political with my first mini project. With all of the protests and violence going on in our country, I felt it necessary to creatively depict how I am feeling about all of the madness. In my project, I put photo of various protests and demonstrations with maximum saturation behind a black and white photo of police with protective shields. These protests include a Black Lives Matter March, the Women's March (held the day after President Trump's inauguration), a couple Trump protests, and a Dakota Access Pipeline protest. To me, this describes how the war going on between the police and the protesters is presented in the media. While it is clear that not all police officers disagree with or think protesting is abhorrent, the way the media has portrayed them makes it seem as if every police officer is evil and has the motive to harm civilians. Protesters are generally viewed in a negative light as well, being classified as aggressive and violent, which isn't the case either. The majority of protesters have very strong opinions that are backed up by research and unadulterated passion. The majority of police officers have the right motives and do their job to the fullest, protecting the people day in and day out. At the end of the day, this juxtaposition employs the idea that while both the goals of protesters and police are misunderstood and that this is how most people generally view the butting of heads between the two entities.