Yep. This is what everyone but the “send in the troops” crowd could see as viral video after viral video circulated of NYPD kicking the shit out of peaceful protesters despite NYPD’s claims of “restraint” https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1339958727487709186
Time after time, it was cops instigating violence by their chosen tactics. Video after video showed it. https://twitter.com/emilyngo/status/1339930741082382338
Really, video after video. An atrocious, systemic display of police brutality. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/14/nyregion/nypd-george-floyd-protests.html
N.Y.P.D. Says It Used Restraint During Protests. Here’s What the Videos Show.

Police officials say there were “isolated cases” of inappropriate force. But 64 videos show many attacks on protesters that appear unwarranted.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/14/nyregion/nypd-george-floyd-protests.html
A great thread on how the culture of accountability from top to bottom at NYPD is one of the worst in the country. The George Floyd protests just happened to put it on much wider display. Want real police reform? Start in NYC. https://twitter.com/scotthech/status/1339954029309403137
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