This was sent to me by a friend of the women in the car, @tommiesunshine. Stuck in traffic for nearly an hour on 50th street and third Ave.
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People stuck in traffic are witnessing NYPD beat up folks on their way home.pic.twitter.com/AkUGPQQOIf
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An 8pm curfew means that the
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There is no way that
#NYC will abide or survive an 8pm curfew. It’s a recipe for total disaster. It will lead to more violence and more unrest. The@NYCMayor needs to go to@barclayscenter with the heads of city council and sit down with the leaders of#BlackLivesMatter
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It is so sad. I was born in New York City. We used to innovate and lead. Now we are fodder for Wall Street hatchet men and violent white supremacists. We need to take back this city. We can do it.
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I actually think we are doing it. Right now. I don’t think these protests are going away. Summer just started. This is just getting started.
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Dear
@NYCMayor and@NYGovCuomo (and all mayors and governors in the USA)- if you are against police brutality then why is your response more police brutality??? This makes no sense. You need to sit down with#BlackLivesMatter and community leaders and make changes NOW!Show this thread -
It is beyond ridiculous that the response to these protests is to use the cops and the carceral state. This needs peaceful negotiations. This needs deep dialogue. This needs leadership. What we get is tear gas, rubber bullets, beatings and gestapo tactics. It must end.
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This is a real test of the idea of government at every level. Can the government actually respond to this crisis with sanity? Sanity would be immediate dialogue, immediate change. This requires an immediate democratic response. Not the immediate state violence we are seeing.
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New York could be a real leader here. If the gov’t could just respond with democracy and not brutality and authoritarianism. When folks complain to you, is your response to hit them? Abuse them? I hope not. This is the same. We need real action and change. It is possible.
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