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Nurses: Protesters Are Our Patients. Stop Attacking Them
![Nurses hold signs "Black Lives Matter"](/sites/default/files/nnu/graphics/hero/0221_RJ_Hero_3.png)
Nurses have seen these violent police tactics before, including during deployments of NNU’s Registered Nurse Response Network (RNRN) to Occupy Wall Street, to Standing Rock, and to the U.S.-Mexico border. As we connect the lines, nurses can see that police violence against protesters spans calendar years, locations, and protest issues; it is ubiquitous. As advocates for public health and safety, we call for an end to this violence.