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Watching more than Floats and Flags at Rican Parade

12:17 H | Topics: Activism - Justice - New York City

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has had a nasty habit of following Puerto Rican Parade goers back to their hoods and harassing and revelers. Some activists have likened what happens to military type occupations and note that such things don't occur after other ethnic parades. For example in communities such as Sunset Park in Brooklyn, aggressive confrontations of police officers included an 8 yr. old girl shoved onto a gate in June of 2004 and teenage girls maced, chocked and manhandled by officers from the 72nd precinct.

In response the community will come together this Sunday after the parade for "El Grito de Sunset Park 2, 2007" along 49th St. and 5th avenue @ 6:30pm in Brooklyn despite the 72nd pcts. commanding officers attempt to deny the community members its sound permit. Also, activists are asking members of the community to watch the police in a copwatch. Parade goers and community revelers are being asked to videotape the cops in action in order to document abuses.
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