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Oh man. De Blasio just announced that he's forming a fireworks task force including over 40 law enforcement officers, including 12 FDNY officers, to respond to illegal fireworks. It'll involve "undercover buys" & "sting operations."
I'm floored. This is a huge, huge, aggressive police response — and right now, when we have mass protests against police brutality, constant police use of force against protesters, and just a heightened atmosphere of fear generally
If you see aggressive policing tactics like these (police showing up in riot gear + raiding buildings in response to fireworks) — and it looks like we'll see more of this — you can reach out at caroline.haskins@buzzfeed.com or on Signal at (785) 813-1084 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolinehaskins1/flatbush-brooklyn-fireworks-nypd-police-blm
Here's more info on de Blasio's fireworks task force, with some additional context as to why there's been more fireworks in NYC than usual: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolinehaskins1/nypd-fireworks-task-force-sting-operations
