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July 20, 2016

#BLM & #BYP100 Shut Down Police Union Headquarters in NYC & D.C.
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And right now in Washington, D.C., members of Black Youth Project 100
and Black Lives Matter are attempting to shut down offices of the
Fraternal Order of Police as well as the Patrolmen's Benevolent
Association in New York City. Activists have locked themselves to the
steps of the Fraternal Order of Police with chains, while others have
blocked intersections surrounding the headquarters. The activists are
demanding police officers stop paying dues to the private unions, which
they accuse of defending police accused of brutality. BYP organizer
Clarise Mc Cants says the Fraternal Order of Police "acts like a college
fraternity and is responsible for maintaining the harmful, lethal,
unethical, and unaccountable culture of policing while the families and
communities impacted when officers brutalize civilians are left to mourn
with little, if any, semblance of justice."
Topics:Police Brutality Police

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