"This is copaganda, designed primarily to provide the mayor with political cover, but then also to show off the military might and alleged professionalism of the NYPD."
  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    One of the videos—posted less than 12 hours after the police raids on encampments at New York University and the New School last Friday—showed officers standing at attention as John Chell, chief of patrol for the NYPD, instructs them to remain “professional” and “firm, but fair.” Chell reminds them, “You’re dealing with children or teenagers slash young adults that aren’t at the mental capacity that you are at as professional police officers—keep that in mind.” Ominous music plays in the background as scenes of protesters wearing keffiyehs flicker across the screen. One shot showed a protester flipping off the camera.

    The main difference is no one has ever been prevented from becoming a college student because their IQ was too high…

    Another difference between these protestors and the NYPD is only one group seems capable of empathy outside of videos for tiktok.

    Like, if this chat was sincere, the NYPD would be cracking down on all the cops that didn’t listen