Here is a clip that includes a video, at :28, of protesters chanting “let us go” seemingly before the arrests @ScooterCasterNYhttps://youtu.be/96Gzd28ZOc0
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Last night New York police appear to have “kettled” protesters in with nowhere to go. After chanting “let us disburse” over and over again, NYPD still arrested people, body-slamming & tackling some to the ground who appear to have posed no threat.https://twitter.com/protest_nyc/status/1324164030882263042?s=20 …
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NYPD ordered people to go onto the sidewalk, saying they won’t be arrested if they do, but then they arrest people on the sidewalk
@jangelooffhttps://twitter.com/jangelooff/status/1324182747993300994?s=20 …
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Here the NYPD takes someone from the sidewalk, pushes them to ground, and arrests them
@jangelooffhttps://twitter.com/i/status/1324160170335895553 …
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Here the NYPD throws a protester on a bike to the ground and the officer appears to arrest the person for “peddling illegally”
@GwynneFitzhttps://twitter.com/i/status/1324156083385094144 …
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Here some protesters try to leave but police wont let them, initially, until they press, yell, and demand:https://twitter.com/i/status/1324171881444986880 …
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Here it is more visible that the NYPD has protesters “kettled” in on both sides
@GwynneFitz:https://twitter.com/i/status/1324161693103071232 …
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Here police push a protester on the sidewalk, who falls over some trash bags, then drag him by the back of his sweatshirt into the street
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In September,
@hrw reported on a similar incident when the NYPD trapped people in a "kettle" protesting against police brutality in the Bronx, then assaulted and arrested 250 of them, without giving them any chance to disburse.https://youtu.be/ovsQoElXzl8Show this thread -
The NYPD also spread false information about weapons at the scene and violence planned in an attempt to justify their actions. These claims were false and debunked by many press outlets, including the
@nypost , https://nypost.com/2020/06/08/nypd-commissioner-ignores-his-own-misinformation-warnings/ …pic.twitter.com/YOD96TsDuu
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The incident last night appears to be much smaller in scale but tactics are similar. Police also claimed weapons, including knives, fireworks, & some sort of taser were found but these claims should be treated with great skepticism given NYPD’s history of spreading misinformationpic.twitter.com/SOBY30MyCw
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For example, the NYPD also recently made false claims about connections between the rise in gun violence in New York and recent criminal legal system reforms but these claims were also soundly refuted, again by the
@nypost https://nypost.com/2020/07/08/nypds-own-stats-debunk-claims-about-bail-reform-link-to-shootings/ …pic.twitter.com/K3nNQfU7fk
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Following our report about police assaulting peaceful protesters in the Bronx,
@NYCmayor promised he would hold those responsible for wrongdoing to account but he has still not done so. See@ida_sawyerhttps://nyc.streetsblog.org/2020/10/06/opinion-mayor-must-hold-nypd-to-account-for-bronx-assault/ …Show this thread -
We urge
@NYCMayor to hold those to account for what we documented in our report immediately & open a credible investigation into what happened last night right away. You are responsible for not imposing consequences if NYPD continues using the same abusive tactics with impunity.pic.twitter.com/hk5oIgHVlf
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Continuing this thread, yesterday on
@BrianLehrer show,@NYCMayor said “Kettling is not an acceptable practice,” not in NYPD patrol guide & “not something I want to see.” If so, then why no consequences for past use & why allowed to use again? New@hrw http://hrw.org/content/376979 pic.twitter.com/iLl4U9HPqm
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