Mayor de Blasio, Open Your Eyes. The Police Are Out of Control.
Posted on AllSides June 5th, 2020
From The Left
OPINION
This is not what serving and protecting should look like.
Hundreds of protesters walked toward Cadman Plaza Park in Brooklyn on Wednesday night around 9 o’clock. Encountering a line of New York City police officers in riot gear, they chanted peacefully, hands in the air. Officers responded by beating them with nightsticks.
Similar scenes have played out across New York in recent days. Even as the police struggle to prevent looting and other illegal activity, the city has sent scores of armored officers to contain and confront peaceful protesters. Video...
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