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New York Civil Liberties Union
@nyclu

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During the 2020 protests for Black Lives, the NYPD brutally pepper sprayed demonstrators, struck them with batons, hit pedestrians with bicycles, and trapped protestors in closed spaces in a move known as kettling. In response, we sued - and won. Our historic settlement means that the NYPD — America's largest police force — can no longer arbitrarily flood protests with cops or easily involve the notoriously brutal Strategic Response Group (SRG). Additionally, officers will now be stopped from making arrests on a whim. We’ve banned kettling and the use of helicopters to intimidate, and we're enforcing limits to the use of force that the NYPD blatantly ignored in 2020, including the use of pepper spray as well as baton and bicycle strikes. As we've seen for years, the NYPD can't and won’t police itself. Now, when it comes to protest, our new settlement no longer leaves it up to them. Head to the link in our bio for more details. #nypd #srg #nypdsrg #policeaccountability #policereform #policeviolence #policebrutality