What basis do the police have for removing PPE that people are handing out at a polling site? What are they shutting down next? Lemonade stands?
On the first day of early voting in Red Hook, @NYPD76Pct officers confronted community activists handing out PPE in front of an early polling site & then seized it. This is unacceptable, the NYPD must issue clear guidelines & not escalate situations at the polls.

Oct 24, 2020 · 7:03 PM UTC

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Why the heck aren't the polling places themselves handing out PPE???
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I think there are laws around how close they can be to polling stations. Do we know if they violated those laws?
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Research suggests one out of every three police officers is just a shitty as the other two
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Good God, we are a banana republic now... And like Iran and other places that intimidate voters. Ever wonder how some outside the USA win with 90%+???
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I think the key words are "polling site"... I can only imagine the chaos that would ensue if everyone set up everything that they thought was important, and did it at polling sites, even if its bipartisan, like handing out toilet paper... time and a place for everything. Right?
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WoW horrible
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I mean, Jesus, shouldn't *Black* officers know better by know? Fools. @NewYorkStateAG @GrandCouncilNYS @NYCMayor @NYCFirstLady @noblenatl @ESOP_STL @NYPD76Pct @NYPDShea @cnni @ABC7NY
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Hey @NYGovCuomo ... care to reign in your overzealous jackbooted bacon brigade?