A newly surfaced video of a Black man dying in police custody in Rochester, N.Y., has sparked another wave of protests against police violence and systemic racism. On Wednesday, the family of Daniel Prude released a video of the 41-year-old being asphyxiated in police custody.
On Thursday, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced that the seven officers involved would be suspended with pay and that Police Chief La’Ron Singletary had not accurately informed her of the details of the incident. Warren also claimed she didn’t see footage of the incident until early August. Story continuesOn Friday morning, Yahoo News spoke to City Council member Mary Lupien, who was present at the protest Thursday night. The interview is edited for length and clarity.
It was shocking to the community to find out that it had been kept secret for so long and to really not have the mayor or police chief give adequate answers as to why. It was stated that [state] Executive Order 147 precluded them from speaking about it, but that’s actually not what it says. When [local activist] Stanley Martin was arrested, she asked the officer, “Why are you arresting me?” and he said, “Because you’re an idiot.” And so consistently the police have been escalating the situation instead of treating the community with respect and dignity.
So you didn’t see anything that preceded the police action against attendees from the side of the demonstrators? We have some people in the community that have been expressing outrage that officers are covering their badges, and we were told that this was a practice called a “mourning band.” When there’s a fallen officer anywhere, [a black band is] put over [police identification badges], and when the officer’s funeral happens then they take it off.
marylupienroc Good! I live and work in the city. I’m not down with the looting and violence the rioters have brought to the streets in other towns. Take that shit someplace else! Go RPD!!!!
And while in other yahoo BULLSHIT “news” ADMITTED ANTIFA member Shot and killed by US marshals. But if you read the bullshit yahoo story, it makes it look like as it was some right wing Trump supporting Maga hat wearing lunatic. Hey Yahoo…
Simple solution. Release the Hounds on the rioters. it worked in the 60s, and it will work today
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