A Muslim activist accused the NYPD of ripping off her hijab during an arrest, but bodycam footage shows officers gently fixing her hijab. The activist claims the arrest was violent and humiliating, with male officers involved.
NYPD disputes Muslim activist’s claim her hijab was ripped off during arrest – brings the receipts https://t.co/97qKWCLPAt
The video the NYPD posted to claim I lied about my hijab is not footage of the arrest, which was violent and humiliating. I was cuffed and yanked off of the ground with my hijab off and wasn’t allowed to fix it before being forced up. Multiple male officers put hands on me. https://t.co/yuN27YmWcj
Leader of “Within our Lifetime”, a radical pro-Palestinian activist group, claims the police ripped off her hijab and brutalized her. The bodycam footage shows the police gently FIXING her hijab and hair for her to respect her religious beliefs while she was being arrested.… https://t.co/h5gkNH16nt
Leader of “Within our Lifetime”, a radical pro-Palestinian activist group, claims the police ripped off her hijab and brutalized her. The bodycam footage shows the police gently FIXING her hijab and hair for her to respect her religious beliefs while she was being arrested. https://t.co/2SGJC3SpQH
Amazing the the NYPD is so stupid that they tweet out a video of them putting a hijab back on her head as evidence they never tore it off. https://t.co/PcZ26zENFF