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Torn Between Two Worlds: Black Officers at New York Protests.

Authors :
SOUTHALL, ASHLEY
SANDOVAL, EDGAR
Watkins, Ali
Feuer, Alan
Source :
New York Times. 6/18/2020, Vol. 169 Issue 58728, pA1-A17. 2p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The article reports on Black and Hispanic police officers in New York City who have found themselves caught between competing loyalties regarding police brutality. Topics mentioned include the death of African American George Floyd while in police custody in Minnesota, a video posted by Detective Dmaine Freeland denouncing the role of police officers in the death of Floyd, and a racist and illegal quota system used by the police to target Black and Hispanic people for arrests and summonses.

Subjects

Subjects :
*PUBLIC demonstrations

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03624331
Volume :
169
Issue :
58728
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New York Times
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
143831482