During his Monday press conference, Dallas Police Chief David Brown advised protesters to, “Become a part of the solution,” adding, “We’re hiring.”

Partial transcript as follows:

REPORTER: What advice would you give young black men today to overcome their fear?

BROWN: Become a part of the solution. Serve your communities. Don’t be a part of the problem. We’re hiring. We’re hiring. Get off that protest line and put an application in, and we’ll put you in your neighborhood, and we will help you resolve some of the problems you’re protesting about.