NYPD distancing arrests: Many non-whites, at times violently
4 years, 8 months ago

NYPD distancing arrests: Many non-whites, at times violently

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — One newly surfaced video of social distancing enforcement gone wrong in New York City shows a police officer running at a black man and throwing him to the ground for mouthing off. Despite mounting pressure to stop using police to enforce social distancing and data showing that such arrests disproportionately affect people of color, Mayor Bill de Blasio stood by the practice on Thursday, saying: “We’re not going to sideline the NYPD.” “I am not making my decisions based on a very few interactions that were handled poorly or went bad,” de Blasio said. “I’m making my decisions based on the millions of interactions that are going right.” The new videos, posted online after an officer was recorded Saturday pulling a stun gun on a man and violently taking him to the ground, stand in sharp contrast to photos and video tweeted by the NYPD showing friendly officers handing out face masks and gently reminding people to stay 6 feet apart. Joo-Hyun Kang, the director of Communities United for Police Reform, said it’s time for de Blasio to “step in and remove the NYPD immediately from all social distancing enforcement.” One of the new videos shows an officer knocking a 32-year-old man to the ground with his arm Monday night in Brooklyn after police say he took a “fighting stance” as officers wrestled his stepbrother against a squad car.

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