One week after photos of him holding a "#BlackLivesMatter" sign at a peaceful local protest went viral on social media, Richmond police Chief Chris Magnus is still grappling with the fallout -- including accusations from his department's police union that he broke the law -- but says he has no regrets.

"It wasn't the easiest statement to make," Magnus said by phone Monday morning, "but it was the right thing to do." ...

Richmond Police Officers Association attorney Alison Berry Wilkinson said Friday that by participating in the protest while in uniform, Magnus broke the law he is charged with upholding.

"The Richmond Police Officers' Association does not tolerate or condone illegal actions by any member of the department, including the chief," Wilkinson wrote in an email. "By violating the law and then claiming the ends justify the means, the chief dishonored the department."