A woman arrested at a demonstration in SoHo is now suing the NYPD, claiming officers targeted her for protesting the police.
NEW YORK -- It comes as the city is dishing out record settlements for police misconduct allegations. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman first covered the protest in question and now explains the suit.The Jordan Neely protestIn May 2023, chaos erupted at the protest over the death of subway performer Jordan Neely, and at the time the lack of charges for Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran seen choking him on camera.
The district attorney ultimately charged her with obstruction and trespassing, misdemeanors which were later dropped altogether.'This is a tactic to label people as outside agitators, to accuse people of violence,' attorney MK Kaishian said. 'So whether or not the NYPD and city officials agree with the content of the speech dictates the way they meet demonstrators on those issues.
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