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The @ManhattanDA charged this man being punched in the face with violent felony assault on the cop. The claimed injury was the *swelling to cop’s fist.* Read that again. Take it in. Then read this: This happens routinely. Prosecutors are shameless enablers of police violence. https://twitter.com/rosagoldensohn/status/1283374981704044545
Taxpayers are paying NYPD $494 million this year to police transit. That money could instead pay rent for every single one of the 14,000 homeless families living in NYC for a full year at the median rent for NYC. And theyd still have $74 million leftover. We need to talk.
Also just out today: Analysis of dozens of videos of similarly brutal NYPD violence in NYT. Taxpayers paid out $300 million over last 5 years to settle NYPD violence/abuse lawsuits. NYPD paid NOTHING. We need to talk. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/14/nyregion/nypd-george-floyd-protests.html
Scratching your head & having a hard time imagining a world without police. You don't have to. It already exists & not just for the majority of "crime," which doesn't include violence. Violence too. Community-led violence interruptor programs work better. https://thejusticecollaborative.com/2020/06/new-report-violence-interruption-programs-provide-effective-alternative-to-policing/
2020 NYPD budget for "school safety" is $327 million. Instead, NYC could provide *full 4-year scholarships to over 4000 students* who want to attend NY colleges. Read this report to understand why school policing is a terrible investment. We need to talk. https://thejusticecollaborative.com/2020/06/new-report-violence-interruption-programs-provide-effective-alternative-to-policing/
Update: Only bc Rosa wrote about this & the video came out, @ManhattanDA agreed to drop the felony assault charge. But he still won’t drop “resisting arrest.” Cy Vance can’t help himself. Even when the spotlight on his injustice is in sharp focus. https://twitter.com/rosagoldensohn/status/1283484781003628544?s=21 https://twitter.com/rosagoldensohn/status/1283484781003628544
