IN. CRE. DI. BLE.
God I missed you, America.
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police on patrol in Albany NY, refuse to follow through on on demands to “crackdown” on the protesters by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and Albany mayor Gerald Jennings.
Police in Albany refused to arrest protesters despite “curfew” laws citing that it could spark riots and that the protesters were being peaceful. “We don’t have those resources, and these people were not causing trouble,” a state official said. “The bottom line is the police know policing, not the governor and not the mayor.”
For further confirmation this Albany Times Union piece comes up entitled "Under pressure to make arrests, police and troopers push back":
ALBANY -- In a tense battle of wills, state troopers and Albany police held off making arrests of dozens of protesters near the Capitol over the weekend even as Albany's mayor, under pressure from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration, had urged his police chief to enforce a city curfew.
The situation intensified late Friday evening when Jennings, who has cultivated a strong relationship with Cuomo, directed his department to arrest protesters who refused to leave the city-owned portion of a large park that's across Washington Avenue from the Capitol and City Hall.
The Times-Union adds in a different write-up:
"We were ready to make arrests if needed, but these people complied with our orders," a State Police official said. However, he added that State Police supported the defiant posture of Albany police leaders to hold off making arrests for the low-level offense of trespassing, in part because of concern it could incite a riot or draw thousands of protesters in a backlash that could endanger police and the public.
To thank the NY State Police:
518-783-3211 (Albany HQ)
Contact page: http://www.troopers.ny.gov/...
Don't have number for Albany PD anyone...
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