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April 5, 2017

Activist Accuses NYPD of Arresting Him in Retaliation for Cop Watch
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The New York Police Department is facing accusations it arrested a local
activist in retaliation for his work of filming police brutality as part
of a Cop Watch program. The activist, Jose La Salle, says he was
arrested twice within 24 hours after filming police stop-and-frisks. At
a press conference on Monday, he released audio from inside the precinct
where you can hear the officers taunting him and cheering.

Police officer 1: "Felony count. Felony count!"

Police officers: [Cheering]

Police officer 1: "That is a felony."

Police officers: [Cheering]

Police officer 2: "We did it, guys!"

Police officers: [Cheering]



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