The NYPD has declined to discipline a high-ranking cop for the arrest of a Black Starbucks barista on her way home from work past curfew during the 2020 George Floyd protests, despite a police watchdog’s determination he was “improperly forceful,” the Daily News has learned.
Video of George Floyd's death led to nationwide protests and the conviction of a police officer for his murder, but free speech experts worry that two recent court decisions could mean that no one records the next George Floyd or that they may end up in jail if they do.