Outrage is rising over how the NYPD appeared to deal with members of a far-right hate group at a latest protest over a “Drag Story Hour” occasion in Queens.
Video shared on social media exhibits officers giving some members of the “Proud Boys” an escort from the protest at a library in Jackson Heights to a subway cease the ultimate week of 2022. As well as to the escort, officers held open the emergency exit as properly — permitting the members of the hate group to enter the Roosevelt Avenue cease with out paying the fare.
On Tuesday, the police division stated that officers have been de-escalating the battle between the “Proud Boys” and counter-protesters who stated they have been defending the drag story hour occasion.
One particular person was arrested, however it’s not clear what for or if that particular person was a member of the group.
Councilman Shekar Krishnan represents Jackson Heights and referred to as the transfer unacceptable, including “white supremacists act like they are above the law because too often they are treated that way.”
The NYPD stated it is a tactic they used as a result of the scenario may have gotten worse.
The video comes because the police division and personal safety have been serving to the MTA crack down on fare evasion. These crackdowns have led to some violent encounters, like one which was captured on cellphone video in East Harlem in July 2022.
The MTA says the subway loses half a billion {dollars} a 12 months due to fare evasion. The transit company additionally stated that in conditions just like the one captured on video in Queens, officers on the bottom have authority to do what’s they imagine is important to management crowds.