A large group of people marched through downtown The Dalles on Saturday afternoon to protest police violence, joining people all over the nation in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.  The group started at Thompson Park and marched through downtown to The Dalles Police Department, where many in the group laid down for eight minutes and 46 seconds in honor of Floyd.  When they did that, they covered the equivalent of over two city blocks.  Many in the group wore masks and practiced social distancing as the march continued.  And signs with various slogans calling for an end to police brutality and racism dotted the procession.  After laying down in front of the police department, the group then marched back to Thompson Park.  It was the third such protest in the Gorge in the last week.  Two protest marches were held in Hood River last Monday and Thursday.