NY attorney general sues NYPD for ‘excessive, brutal & unlawful’ treatment of George Floyd protesters

New York Attorney General

New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued the New York Police Department over its allegedly long-standing pattern of abuse deployed against protesters, focusing on the response to last year’s George Floyd demonstrations.

James condemned the NYPD and its leadership for its “excessive, brutal and unlawful” response to the protests against racism and police brutality that followed on the heels of the death of black Minneapolis man George Floyd under a white officer’s knee last May. In a news release published on Thursday, the AG demanded “major reforms” to the department, including an external civilian monitor with real power.

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