Ken ArmstrongDec 20, 2022
"He defended the NYPD in court. Then they arrested him." This story, by Jake Pearson, confronts, head-on, the contradictions of an individual lawyer while telling a broader (and blistering) story about the NYPD and the legal unit that represents them. It's one hell of a read.
@propublica #NYPD #civilrights
https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-karl-ashanti-special-federal-arrest
He Defended the NYPD in Court. Then They Arrested Him.

For 11 years, Karl Ashanti represented New York City cops in civil-rights cases. Then he was charged with a crime he didn’t commit.

ProPublica
Show threadWonderWheeler
@bykenarmstrong, NYPD, the agency that could not rescue people from the two towers because the exits were locked and they were instructed NOT to RESCUE people there!
Dec 21, 2022 at 12:38amWeb
Show threadBobDec 21, 2022
@WonderWheeler Beg pardon?
Show threadWonderWheelerDec 25, 2022
@bobmueller Sorry I am new to Mastodon, I may have cross posted in some way.
Show threadBobDec 25, 2022
@WonderWheeler No, I was just curious about your claims. It's nothing I've ever heard before.
Show threadWonderWheelerJan 20, 2023
@bobmueller
well it was years ago, but she helped arrange and pay for several busses that brought RW people to the capitol. The ones Trump did not want screened for guns.
Show threadBobJan 20, 2023
@WonderWheeler I was asking about your claims that NYPD was instructed to not rescue people on 9/11.
Show threadWonderWheelerFeb 24, 2023
@bobmueller Yes, the doors to the roof of both towers were locked and people were not able to access the roof. My understanding is that after the parking basement bombing years ago when many were rescued from the roof, NYPD was instructed NOT to rescue people from the roofs by helicopter.