Nearly 150 NYPD officers violated department rules during 2020 protests over the death of George Floyd, officials say.
February 6, 2023, 3:40 PMPolice officers guarding the Trump International Hotel & Tower hold back protesters on May 30, 2020, during a rally and march to remember the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in Chicago.Nearly 150 New York City police officers violated department rules during 2020 protests over the death of George Floyd, according to aThe Board substantiated misconduct against 146 officers.
The report said there were hundreds more allegations the CCRB could not investigate because officers wore bands over their badge numbers or refused to be interviewed remotely. “The Black Lives Matter protests that occurred in the summer of 2020 were massive in scale, but not unprecedented in nature,” said interim CCRB chairwoman Arva Rice. “Given what is happening across the country regarding reproductive rights, immigration, affordable housing, and police brutality, people will continue to protest for their rights. It is key for New York to know how to best respond to protests, especially protests against police misconduct.
Protesters take over the roadway of the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn, New York City during a protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, May 31, 2020.The NYPD said the substantiated allegations amount to less than 15% of complaints.to the way the CCRB characterized its response to the protests, including a failure to acknowledge that officers were working under sustained, dangerous conditions.
“At the peak of the protests, there were more than 22,000 NYPD officers deployed in a single day, attempting to facilitate people’s rights to peaceful expression all while addressing acts of lawlessness including wide-scale rioting, mass chaos, violence, and destruction,” the NYPD said.The department continued, adding, “Officers were faced with perpetrators who were looting, setting fires, and destroying property.
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