“In city after city, we are witnessing actions that could be considered unnecessary or excessive force," said Rachel Ward, national director of research at Amnesty International USA. May 30, 2020 A chorus of elected officials and leaders have proclaimed that the Constitutional Right to peacefully protest is sacrosanct and an appropriate outlet for the clear anger and frustration being felt by countless African Americans across the country. Andrew Smith, an African American, was in New York City exercising his constitutional…