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I do not own or claim to own any rights to this video and am only relaying it onto you readers as a third party.
This video was taken at 12 midnight EST in the center of Washington Square Park, New York City, NY. Note the riot police in full gear, prepared to engage the protesters if they did not leave the park immediately. The cameraman was smart enough to leave, and the police officer in the light blue jacket was very polite and considerate of the rights of each of the protesters that were present there. The park was officially closed at midnight, so the police officers did have the legal authority to ask the demonstrators to leave. The officer that first approached the group was calm, polite, and stated the exact reason as to why the group was being asked to disperse and exit the park. You could tell that some of the other officers seemed more inclined to just arrest the camera operator while he was trying to exit the park from the South end.
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, it would be nice to have more officers like the one in the beginning of this video who treated the protesters with respect, specifically commented on the fact that he understands their voice and appreciates their decision to exercise their rights. He also said towards the end, "why get arrested?" and "we just want to go home, it's already midnight." Which was a moment of connection between the two parties, regardless of their stance or whether or not they were uniformed police officers or just a group of civilians.
I do not own or claim to own any rights to this video and am only relaying it onto you readers as a third party.
This video was taken at 12 midnight EST in the center of Washington Square Park, New York City, NY. Note the riot police in full gear, prepared to engage the protesters if they did not leave the park immediately. The cameraman was smart enough to leave, and the police officer in the light blue jacket was very polite and considerate of the rights of each of the protesters that were present there. The park was officially closed at midnight, so the police officers did have the legal authority to ask the demonstrators to leave. The officer that first approached the group was calm, polite, and stated the exact reason as to why the group was being asked to disperse and exit the park. You could tell that some of the other officers seemed more inclined to just arrest the camera operator while he was trying to exit the park from the South end.
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, it would be nice to have more officers like the one in the beginning of this video who treated the protesters with respect, specifically commented on the fact that he understands their voice and appreciates their decision to exercise their rights. He also said towards the end, "why get arrested?" and "we just want to go home, it's already midnight." Which was a moment of connection between the two parties, regardless of their stance or whether or not they were uniformed police officers or just a group of civilians.
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