The NYPD is now legally mandated to respond to protests differently
A settlement requiring the NYPD to overhaul how it responds to protests went into effect this week, despite attempts to delay the agreement by the city and its largest police union.
As part of the settlement, the NYPD must change its training and policies around the use of force at demonstrations and how it treats members of the press. The settlement also bans a tactic known as kettling, in which officers encircle and trap protesters before making a mass arrest. Additionally, it imposes limits on the NYPD’s controversial Strategic Response Group.
The settlement was first approved by a federal judge last September. The city’s largest police union, the Police Benevolent Association, then argued against the settlement — claiming it didn’t have an opportunity to argue its case. Judge Colleen McMahon revoked her approval, allowing the union toIn the agreement’s latest wrinkle, the city requested a stay on the settlement. The NYCLU issued a letter on Wednesday requesting that McMahon deny the city’s request, which she did on Thursday.
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