New York City Mayor de Blasio defends NYPD after a pair of the force’s SUVs were captured on video driving into a crowd of protestors.
defended the New York City Police Department after a pair of the force’s SUVs drove into a crowd during Saturday’s protest against George Floyd's death.
De Blasio reacted after videos were posted to social media, which showed protesters moving a yellow barrier in front a police vehicle in Brooklyn. Protesters threw traffic cones and other items at the SUV as a second vehicle arrived and slowly drove through the crowd forming around it. The first vehicle then drove into the barricade at a higher speed, sending people sprawling. It is not known if any of them were injured.
In a news conference late Saturday, de Blasio called the video"upsetting," but said protesters were wrong to surround the SUVs. “It is inappropriate for protesters to surround a police vehicle and threaten police officers,” he said. “That’s wrong on its face and that hasn’t happened in the history of protests in this city.”Sign Up
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