Ivey Janette McClelland4d ago

Investigation after 13-year-old taken down during police mix-up inside East Orange, New Jersey deli.

Living While Black.

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https://abc7ny.com/post/investigation-13-year-old-taken-down-during-police-mix-inside-east-orange-new-jersey-deli/18751947/
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Investigation after 13-year-old taken down during police mix-up inside East Orange, New Jersey deli

Video shows the moments officers took the boy down and detained him during the course of a firearm investigation inside an Jenny Deli and Grocery in East Orange on Friday around 4 p.m.

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@IveyJanette those were task force members. they have "special powers" in essex county when it comes to fighting drug crime. reforming them has been difficult.

we have had years where they have worked *with* the community and then a new regime comes in and its back to the status quo.

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Show threadIvey Janette McClelland7h ago
@sefufuller And it's always back to profiling and Living While Black or Brown. Same old shit,different era.