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May 15, 2020

New York Police Tackle and Arrest Mother for Allegedly Wearing a Mask Improperly
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Here in New York, Governor Andrew Coumo has extended stay-at-home orders
until June 13 but is opening some areas upstate. Meanwhile, a viral
video shows New York police officers tackling a woman and handcuffing
her in front of her young child in a Brooklyn subway station, after she
allegedly failed to wear a mask properly. The mother, who is African
American, was arrested Wednesday on charges of resisting arrest,
disorderly conduct and harassment. This follows another viral video
filmed earlier this month showing plainclothes NYPD officers violently
pinning a Black man to the ground for allegedly violating social
distancing rules, and assaulting a passerby who witnessed the arrest.
The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office reports that of 40 people
arrested for social distancing violations, 35 were Black, four were
Latinx, and just one was White.


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