A woman was released from police custody overnight after video caught a swarm of police officers shoving her into an unmarked van during a Black Lives Matter protest Tuesday evening in Manhattan.
Welcome to the new normal of policing, where behaving like a kidnapper is rationalized as a reasonable response
Welcome to the new normal of policing, where behaving like a kidnapper is rationalized as a reasonable response to the dangerous conditions they themselves created. While this isn’t novel for many black and brown Americans, the police performing this stunt in broad daylight for all to see and capture on camera suggests an increasingly cavalier approach to so-called law and order, even at a time when police conduct is under increased scrutiny.
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