By Ariel Abdallah
NEW YORK CITY – Protestors were attacked by police while chanting anti-police sentiments at a demonstration here Wednesday.
Reports are still sketchy, but at least several dozen people were arrested after sometimes violent clashes between about a 100 police and about 200 demonstrators.
It began as a peaceful “Count the Vote” demonstration that soon devolved into a violent encounter with NYPD at Leroy Street and Seventh Avenue.
Police forcefully arrested protestors, according to video taken by news media and participants.
Some demonstrators started fires using garbage, and people were also chanting, “Burn the precinct to the ground.”
At least one officer apparently was wearing a thin blue line patch and another one that read, “violence isn’t the only option, but it is an option,” according to reports from demonstrators.
Protestors captured the moment when officers tackled multiple citizens without a specific reason. Demonstrators reportedly were jumped because they were not moving fast enough. They were shoved and beaten, as seen on video.
The encounter was recorded with onlookers shouting, “the whole world is watching!”
Video showed one young woman spit at an officer saying, “F-ck you, fascist.” And, in response, the officer suddenly pushed her against the wall.
The Department had previously warned that NYPD would be making sure to secure the safety of peaceful protestors. NYPD’s chief, Terrance Monahan even stated, “We are going to be on the lookout for anarchists who are trying to hijack these peaceful marches.”
The officers arrested more than 20 people for lighting fires, throwing eggs and throwing garbage, during what started as a peaceful protest.
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Reports, testimony and video are now surfacing showing much of the chicanery that has occurred in Pennsylvania and Michigan with regards to the integrity of the vote. Trump’s legal teams are on it, it’s going to get interesting.
Keith, is the “chicanery” fake news or real news? Only Trump’s hairdresser knows for sure.
There’s all kinds of videos out there showing many wrong doings by poll workers, vote counters, denying access to certified poll watchers, too many things to list.
And what do you believe the remedy is for these alleged horrors?
“As somebody who has been a registered Republican for virtually his entire adult life, I can tell you it smells of desperation,” former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias said. “It appears to me he’s grasping at straws, and straws will not resuscitate this.”
Given that the initial lawsuits got dismissed almost immediately, you would think that if they had something real they would have filed it by now.
She purposely spit directly in is face from a foot away. In this day of COVID that was an act of aggression. She got what she deserved.
I appreciate the author of this article not painting the ‘demonstrators’ as angels who were arrested for no reason. Very likely there were many people there peacefully protesting.
I think you’re attributing your own “meaning” to the author’s article.
For example, there’s this (which may/may not support your interpretation):
As a side note, I’m not sure why they’re protesting, as the vote count is continuing – regardless.
As far as the video is concerned, that’s also probably open to personal interpretation, regarding “justification”.
Trump’s hairdresser may have some explaining to do, not related to politics.