Arrested protester: 'I'm glad I did take that stand'

A Kansas City protester who was arrested over the weekend says he is 'glad I did take that stand.'

OVER THE LAST SEVERALDAYS OF PROTEST - WE'VESEEN VIDEOS LIKE THESE -SHOWING OFFICERS USINGFORCE AS THEY ARRESTPROTESTERS.WE'VE ALSO SHOWN YOUTHIS VIDEO - WHICH HASCIRCULATED ON SOCIALMEDIA - AND WAS EVENFEATURED ON C-N-N.YOU CAN SEE A MANADDRESSING OFFICERS -WHO THEN WALK TOWARDTHE CROWD AND USEPEPPER SPRAY - AS THEYARREST HIM.AND PEOPLE ARE CALLINGTHE DEPARTMENT'S USEOF FORCE INTO QUESTION.TODAY - THE DEPARTMENTSENT OUT A TWEET SAYINGIT HEARS CONCERNS.AND POTENTIAL POLICEDEPARTMENT CIVIL RIGHTSVIOLATIONS ARE UNDERINVESTIGATION.THE DEPARTMENT SAIDQUOTE "YOU'VE ASKED USTO BE BETTER.WE ARE TAKING STEPS TODO SO."TODAY - 41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER SARAH PLAKEHEARD FROM ONE OF THEMEN WE SAW IN THOSEVIDEOS.SHE JOINS US LIVE WITHMORE.Many of the arrests arecaptured on social media andhave been viewed and sharedmillions of times..

Many ofthem show people beingarrested for being in thestreet.One protester says hisexperience was worth it.In this viral video, 20 year oldPaul Salary says he wastaking a stand..

Taking a standthat got him arrested at thePlaza protests on Saturdayevening.I saw an officer push a ladyback into the grass with all hisforce so I just ran into thestreet on instinct and theytried to spray me and they didwarn me to get back but ididn't get back cause I wasjust out there..The police said no one wasallowed in the street..

Paulknew that, but felt he had todo something anyway.

Yousee one officer grab him..

Andit looks like another womantried to run to Paul's defense,but she got pepper sprayed.I'm glad i did take that standbecause at least it couldinfluence people to be a littlebit better or like want peopleto try a little harder...Paul and many otherprotesters were taken to jailthat night..

Everything wasfrantic and unorganized hesays..

He didn't get out until3am.This video is also creating alot of conversation -- This isKCK resident Tarence Maddoxstepping into the street..Several officers walked towardhim..

And pepper sprayed awoman after she tried tointervene.

Then you see himon the ground as he's beingarrested.Paul and other protesters saywhat they went through wasworth it for the cause..

Butwant to hold policeaccountable.I feel like it's more than blacklives matter, people want tobe involved with this ingeneral, because they don'tlike the way this country isbeing ran, they don't like theway they're being treatedespecially by law enforcement.PAUL SAYS HE WILLCONTINUE TO BE ANACTIVIST AND PARTICIPATEIN FUTURE PROTESTS.