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Watchdog: Floyd protests overwhelmed NYPD, sparking conflict
by Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 18, 2020 3:21 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 3:28 pm EDT
FILE In this June 4, 2020 file photo, a protester is arrested on New York s Fifth Avenue by NYPD officers during a march, following the death of George Floyd. The New York Police Department was caught off guard by the size and scope of the spring protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and resorted to disorder control tactics that stoked tensions and stifled free speech rights, the city s inspector general said in a report released Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Dec 18, 2020 4:57 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) The New York Police Department was caught off guard by the size of the spring protests after the killing of George Floyd and resorted to aggressive disorder control methods that stoked tensions and stifled free speech, the city’s inspector general said in a report released Friday.
The Department of Investigation report followed a six-month probe that focused on the NYPD’s institutional planning and response to the May and June protests after Floyd’s killing by police in Minneapolis, rather than on the actions of individual officers.
It criticized tactics that included trapping demonstrators with a technique called kettling, making mass arrests, using pepper spray and batons, and detaining protesters for hours. Too few officers were deployed early in the demonstrations, the report said.
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New York City Police officers arrest a man June 1, 2020, during a solidarity rally calling for justice over the death of George Floyd, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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New York City Police Department officers stand in formation after arresting multiple protesters marching after curfew June 4, 2020, on Fifth Avenue in New York, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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NEW YORK The New York Police Department was caught off guard by the size of the spring protests after the killing of George Floyd and resorted to aggressive disorder control methods that stoked tensions and stifled free speech, the city’s inspector general said in a report released Friday.
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NEW YORK – A sweeping report from New York City s inspector general found that the New York Police Department lacked a clearly defined strategy in its handling of the George Floyd protests this summer and that its use of force heightened tensions.
While protests were largely peaceful and most officers actions were appropriate, there were several deficiencies in the department s response that undermined public confidence in the NYPD’s discharge of its responsibility to protect the rights of citizens to engage in lawful protest, the New York City Department of Investigation said in the 115-page report released Friday.