LGBTQ advocates are condemning widely circulated videos that appear to show NYPD officers aggressively shoving demonstrators and using pepper spray.
In an email to HuffPost, an NYPD spokesperson confirmed that three protesters ― Millen Dang, 20, Michael Dunn, 29, and Jacob Kruger, 25 ― were arrested during Sunday’s rally.
“Officers had just taken a man into custody for vandalizing an NYPD vehicle when a group attempted to overpower the two escorting officers and remove the male from police custody,” Sgt. Mary Frances O’Donnell said. “The officers requested back up to extricate both themselves and the individual arrested. Over the next few minutes, several of our officers who responded to the call for assistance were assaulted and had department property removed from their persons.
Noting that the NYPD had made “tremendous strides to improve and redefine our relationship with the LGBTQ communities,” she added, “In no way was there ‘a clash’ between police and protestors. That is simply a false narrative.” Police pepper sprayed peaceful demonstrators on the anniversary of stonewall outside Washington square park
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