NYPD agrees to ‘significantly’ change how it handles protests in the city
by Gloria Oladipo in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#6EFZ7)
Reform is part of a settlement agreement in response to lawsuits about police behavior during the 2020 racial justice protests
The New York police department (NYPD) has agreed to ban several controversial policing tactics used on demonstrators - as part of a settlement agreement in response to lawsuits about police behavior during the 2020 racial justice protests.
The New York state attorney general Letitia James, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Legal Aid Society announced the reforms on Tuesday after the parties sued the city's police department. James issued a statement noting the agreement will significantly" change how the NYPD responses to mass demonstrations in future.
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