Witnesses said the protester's face got bloodied/smashed when we was thrown down for arrest.
[Photo submitted anonymously]
In addition to the dozens of police that quietly surround the protesters at the precinct, dozens more are laughing and chatting near their vehicles or nearby on Delancey, enjoying the warm night.
Additional arrest(s) reported outside precinct, where jail support would normally wait with food and medical items.
Police seemed to be picking people off tonight, at least in some cases.
Two members of the Guardian Angels, a vigilante group that has clashed with racial justice protesters in the past, followed and attacked demonstrators from last night's peaceful Stonewall protest.
Patrick Boblin, the NYS assembly candidate who filmed the attack, says GAs have harassed this group of activists in the past.
The gang fought fought demonstrators in NYC over the summer in the name of protecting businesses.
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The GAs have been actively opposing Black Lives Matter for years.
Curtis Silwa, who founded the GAs in 1979, was filmed pushing right-wing talking points against Black Lives Matter in 2016 while wearing the GA uniform.
Activists have been holding space in the road outside Newark Penn station to demand freedom and dignity for all migrants, as well as humane treatment (and heat) for those detained by ICE in NJ.
Suffolk County, Long Island police harassed and arrested three protesters on Wednesday, using an unmarked black vehicle. This occurred while organizers were complying with police orders to move from the roadside to the sidewalk across the street.
With at least one child present, SCPD pushed through the crowd of activists protecting organizer Terrel Tuosto of LI Peaceful Protest while he crossed the street per Inspector Romagnoli's order.
Terrel and two others were arrested and sustained injuries including concussions.
According to LIPP, most police left the scene after the arrests. "They were out for an arrest from the start, not our safety, because once they got what they wanted they left."
They also claim that police regularly target Terrel and organizer Mike, who was among those arrested.