NYPD sued over aggressive tactics against Floyd protesters

New York City sued over aggressive tactics during Floyd protests

Lawsuit claims police used harsh measures and caused injuries. NYC Mayor de Blasio says it ‘doesn’t sound right’.

NYPD sued over aggressive tactics against George Floyd protesters

Two civil rights organizations are suing the NYPD on behalf of protesters who say they were roughed up by officers because they expressed anti-police views during nightly demonstrations in the spring in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

NYC sued for police brutality during George Floyd protests

Protesters hit Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYPD with a police brutality lawsuit alleging they were beaten with batons, pepper-sprayed and assaulted for peacefully demonstrating against the killing of George Floyd. The civil rights lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court Monday alleges that the city had a de facto policy of allowing cops to...

NYC sued over clashes with Floyd protesters

FILE – In this May 30, 2020, file photo, police scuffle with protesters in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Two civil rights organizations are suing the New York Police Department on behalf of protesters who say they were roughed up by officers because they expressed anti-police views during nightly demonstrations in the spring in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Two civil rights organizations are s…

NYPD sued over aggressive tactics against George Floyd protesters

Two civil rights organizations are suing the New York Police Department on behalf of protesters who say they were roughed up by officers because they expressed anti-police views during nightly demonstrations in the spring in the wake of George Floyd's death.

NYPD sued over aggressive tactics against Floyd protesters

NEW YORK (AP) — Two civil rights organizations are suing the New York Police Department on behalf of protesters who say they were roughed up by officers because they expressed anti-police views during nightly demonstrations in the spring in the wake of George Floyd’s killing.The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court, also accuses city leadership of doing little to curtail police conduct that included trapping protesters with a technique called …