Now.'Īll law enforcement officers were banned from taking part in this year's Pride event in New York. 'The SRG should stand down and allow Pride-goers to continue their celebrations. 'Arrests, riot gear, and pepper spray have no place at a nonviolent and celebratory Pride march,' the NYCACLU tweeted. Police did not confirm if officers used pepper spray on those celebrating Pride, but the New York branch of the ACLU has condemned officers for bringing 'escalation and violence' to the LGBT event. potentially to break up pride celebrations? It certainly looks like they are confronting people celebrating pride from my vantage point.' Meredith Cash, a sports reporter for Business Insider, added: 'I am currently watching NYPD charge Washington Square Park with riot gear (helmets, pepper spray, batons). But people are extremely pissed about the NYPD presence and have started to retake the road.' A bunch of cops on bicycles not far behind. 'The cops, now the community affairs officers in front, are backing off a little from the park.
'Things are still tense but the cops have stopped moving closer to the gathering in the park. 'The police, in riot gear and on bicycles, are now blocking the entire road near the arch and now nobody is allowed to cross the road,' Chung tweeted. sxPqvA0dKM- Christine Chung June 27, 2021
There’s talk of mace happening right now at Washington Square Park.
