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City Settles Lawsuit From Protesters Who Accused NYPD Of Firing Sound Cannon At Them
The NYPD will have to now generate a written policy for use of the devices, which were first used by the Navy.
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Nick Pinto
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Two NYPD Officers Lied In Court About Their Arrest Of A Black Lives Matter Protester. The Manhattan D.A. Cleared Them.
“I was being falsely accused of something I hadn’t done, and I was being prosecuted by the police, the same people who had falsely arrested me, like we were going down the slope to a police state.”
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Nick Pinto
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NYPD Officer Bounces Voter From Poll Site For Wearing Black Lives Matter T-Shirt
“I was wearing a Black Lives Matter shirt. He said my shirt was a political statement, and he threatened me with arrest if I didn’t move 100 feet back from the polling place.”
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Nick Pinto
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Judge Clears Way For Eric Garner's Family To Question Mayor Bill De Blasio And NYPD Under Oath
“Our first objective here is to get some answers about what happened in this specific case, but the bigger purpose here is to put city officials on notice that when they fail to fulfill their duties, citizens are going to hold them accountable."
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Nick Pinto
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NYPD Crushes Tiny Anti-ICE Protest With Overwhelming Force And Bloody Arrests
From the beginning, the demonstrators on Thursday were flanked and followed by well over 100 police officers, including members of the Strategic Response Group, plainclothes officers, bicycle police, police on motor scooters, and an NYPD helicopter.
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Nick Pinto
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"People Are Still Pissed:" City Hall Protesters Say They're Not Going Anywhere
“We’re all out here because the NYPD is a violent mob. It’s sad the council couldn’t see that.”
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Jake Offenhartz
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Gwynne Hogan
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Nick Pinto
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The NYPD & Mayor’s Office Were MIA At A Police Oversight Hearing, So New Yorkers Turned It Into A Space Of Shared Grief And Rage
"My God, you guys are cowards."
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Nick Pinto
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“That Happens in Fascist Countries”: The NYPD Is Interrogating Protesters About Their Political Sympathies
Among the questions the NYPD and FBI are asking: "What do you know about antifa?” “Are you with anarchist groups?” “Do you follow protest-related accounts?”
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Nick Pinto
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Live Protest Updates: A Successful March Over The Manhattan Bridge
It's the 11th day of demonstrations in New York City.
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John Del Signore
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Sydney Pereira
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Luca Powell
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Nick Pinto
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Christopher Robbins
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NYPD’s Ambush Of Peaceful Bronx Protesters Was "Executed Nearly Flawlessly," City Leaders Agree
"We’re locked in between walls of police hitting us with batons, hitting us with their bikes, and asking us not to resist."
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Jake Offenhartz
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Nick Pinto
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Gwynne Hogan
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Live Protest Updates: Cops Kettle Protesters Then Begin Aggressively Arresting Them At Bronx March
"Cops charged from the back with batons out. Multiple people hit. Someone bleeding from the head...This wasn’t even a confrontation, it was a trap."
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Elizabeth Kim
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Christopher Robbins
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Ben Yakas
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Jake Offenhartz
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Gwynne Hogan
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Nick Pinto
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Photos: Despite More Violent Arrests Of Peaceful Protesters, De Blasio Sees "A Very Different Picture"
"They're beating on women, helpless women, she's screaming for her life, she's scared," said Tyrell Reed, a 27-year-old Queens resident.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Gwynne Hogan
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Nick Pinto
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Sydney Pereira
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