#mynypd

[odinsblog]

I’m old enough to remember way back in 2018 when the NYPD got busted spying on Muslims, and how they illegally infiltrated Muslim communities + mosques, and that their actions were unethical, unlawful and ultimately found to be unconstitutional.

And now that same NYPD is suppressing pro-Palestinian protests and using unreasonable force against college students whose demands are for peace, a ceasefire and an end to the war crimes + genocide being inflicted on Palestinians by Israel.

Never forget that under the guise of fighting “terrorism,” police forces around the country have always been deeply Islamophobic, but especially the NYPD.

And now they’re doing this against college students.

The protesters are American taxpayers, citizens (you don’t have to be a citizen to be a taxpayer) activists, and college students. And cowardly university presidents, mayors, governors and the police are treating them like armed insurrections—except on January 6th law enforcement actually treated armed insurrectionists much better than unarmed college protesters.

America, where armed white nationalists—literally fomenting an insurrection—get treated with more equity, dignity and respect than peaceful college students who are exercising their constitutionally protected right to protest against war and genocide.

America, where white guys doing the Nazi salute while chanting “Jews will not replace us” is considered protected free speech, but college students saying “from the river to the sea Palestine will be free” is somehow violent antisemitic hate speech. Completely backwards.

[copsinbikelanes]

6th and 23rd, Manhattan.  June 7th.  Submitted by Matt L., who added this:

“Two minutes later a cop hit me with his sideview mirror, making it fold backward, then said ‘Get off the road’ over the PA system.”

Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect.  Give me a goddamn break.

[cargobikecollective]

#soclose #fixjayst #copsinbikelanes #cargoway THANKS 84th #mynypd

[odinsblog]

Deputy Commissioner of Public Information, Tarik Sheppard, telling reporters it was a “joint decision” to not inform press that an officer “accidentally” fired his Glock handgun during the raid of Columbia University.

And he has the fucking nerve to be annoyed at REPORTERS asking about gunfire at a protest.

Imagine if a pro-Palestinian student protester “accidentally” fired a gun—the police and the media wouldn’t ever stop making up stories to justify even more police brutality, more suppression of civil liberties, and more justification for all of the war crimes that Israel is committing in Palestine.

Most minority lead protests are peaceful …. until the police show up. They bring the violence with them and then blame it on protesters.

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[odinsblog]

Reckless NYPD Officer Caught On Video Trying To Intentionally Collide With Moped Rider

What’s particularly alarming is that the police car executed these dangerous maneuvers without utilizing its lights and siren, and there was no apparent indication of the officers pursuing an arrest.

In the footage, the Ford police car can be observed approaching the moped at highway speeds and then engaging in maneuvers aimed at blocking the rider’s path in the left lane. The officer behind the wheel employs braking and swerving tactics in an apparent effort to impede the moped’s progress.

Despite the perilous situation, the moped rider makes evasive maneuvers, changing lanes in an attempt to avoid a collision. However, the marked SUV pursues the rider, persisting with dangerous swerving maneuvers in an attempt to knock him down. Eventually, at the last possible moment, the rider manages to take an exit, successfully eluding the ordeal enforced by the police without sustaining any injuries.

Although the events leading up to the recorded incident remain unknown, the behavior exhibited by the police officer on duty appears to be unjustifiably reckless. Regardless of any potential prior circumstances, it is expected and mandated that law enforcement officials would follow appropriate protocols when dealing with individuals on the road.

If the moped rider had committed an offense, the police should have signaled for him to pull over. The fact that the police car did not have its lights and siren activated indicates that this was not an official police pursuit.

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[odinsblog]

Number of disproportionately Black and Brown people arrested last year for fare evasion on the NYC subway: 1,897

Number of white men arrested for strangling a Black man to death, caught on video, on an NYC subway train full of witnesses: 0

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[odinsblog]

NYPD 🤝 IDF

👉🏿 https://www.amnestyusa.org/updates/with-whom-are-many-u-s-police-departments-training-with-a-chronic-human-rights-violator-israel/

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[odinsblog]

“Hey, are you Eric Adams? FUCK YOU!”

Pricelessly funny: how the look on his face went from almost expecting a compliment, to OMG WTF?

Bless whoever that person is