‘Brutal and unacceptable’: Calls for arrest of NYPD cop who put woman in the ER during protests

‘Brutal and unacceptable’: Calls for arrest of NYPD cop who put woman in the ER during protests
Bob Brigham
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 Raw Story
May 30, 2020

The Speaker of the New York City Council is demanding accountability for a NYPD officer caught on tape violently striking a woman during protests of police violence.

Video of the incident appeared on social media on Friday. The video appears to show the cop running up a shoving the woman, launching her off her feet.

She is reportedly now in the ER after suffering a serious seizure.

"This officer needs to be charged with assault," Speaker Cory Johnson posted on Twitter. "Hard to watch. Brutal and unacceptable."

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