Alarming footage shows law enforcement retreating as city council nukes budget
Unsettling footage out of Manhattan Wednesday morning shows NYPD officers being cheered on as they turn over control of the City Hall building to protesters.
The video shows NYPD cops marching away from the area as hundreds of protesters cheered, with some chanting “Whose streets? Our streets!” and “Na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye.”
NYPD leave their positions at City Hall in NYC, leaving it to Antifa and Black Lives Matter at the new CHAZ. pic.twitter.com/LN1lS7xwr9
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 1, 2020
The Black Lives Matter and Defund Police leftist protesters were waiting overnight for, and are no doubt now emboldened by, the city council’s late night passage of a $1 billion cut from the NYPD budget.
On Wednesday morning, police confronted protesters and attempted to gain back control of the area at 1 Centre Street in Downtown Manhattan being dubbed “New CHAZ,” removing barricades but lacking the manpower to effectively quell the occupation.
An organizer just warned the crowd that police “have cops in riot gear coming down Broadway.”
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) July 1, 2020
Can’t confirm, but protesters are now performing practice drills in preparation.
Organizers are holding various demonstrations and giving protesters instructions on how to act/what to do if police arrive.
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) July 1, 2020
Here, one woman shows the group how to properly fall to the ground and not hit your head pic.twitter.com/W9rcTW9jiQ
The moment NYPD arrived to clear the streets outside New York City Hall Park Autonomous Zone pic.twitter.com/wQVlzDLFG7
— Richie🎥McG🍿 (@RichieMcGinniss) July 1, 2020
The officers have moved back a bit but are still holding the line. Protesters are mostly staying right on the sidewalk of the park: pic.twitter.com/HfsWxjkhZw
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) July 1, 2020
The protesters are cheering after some of the cops left the area. A few protesters made sure no one got too close to the cops. Officers are still holding a line — now it’s smaller. pic.twitter.com/WRFy8SMqAQ
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) July 1, 2020
In other CHAZ news, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on Wednesday ordered occupants of CHAZ/CHOP to leave the protest zone within 48 hours as police attempt to retake the area recently overrun by shootings and violence.
Anyone who remains in the area, or returns to the area, is subject to arrest.
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) July 1, 2020
“Anyone who remains in the area, or returns to the area, is subject to arrest,” police said.
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