Thousands of protestors marched Sunday evening from McCarren Park to South Williamsburg in a protest marked not by silence but by full-throated demands to defund the New York City Police Department.
The march’s destination was a street in Williamsburg where City Council Speaker Corey Johnson was rumored to be staying during the pandemic with his “sweetheart,” explained Sandy Nurse, former candidate for City…
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Terrible tag line for this group. Some of the ideas are progressive but some are not and believe me some of these people would love to do exactly what the signs say ie eliminate the police dept and let anarchy rule instead of reigning in bad cops.
Better to get together with moderates to come up with sensibly not anti police measures to reign in bad cops.
Also if these people really want to help the black community do something about the gun violence in these neighborhood. America suffers from a cultural gun sickness, an aberration re our peer countries suffered by both black and white in this country that kills/wounds 100k+ people every yr both black and white.
Check out http://www.8cantwait.com. There would be no “anarchy”. The police only protect and serve white people. In addition, Black people have less access to quality health care, education, land ownership, etc. Choose to be a part of the solution. Thanks.