NYPD resorts to orange nets, violence after Brooklyn Bridge shut down

On the 14th of April, #ShutDownA14 protests took place in many cities demanding an end to mass incarceration and the ongoing wave of extrajudicial executions by police. In New York City, police turned violent after protesters blockaded the Brooklyn Bridge. Two serious injuries were reported, and police rolled out orange nets to arrest everyone in target areas just like durng the RNC or when Occupy Wall St blocked the exact same bridge.

Youtube video-NYPD assaults, arrests protesters on Brooklyn Bridge as motorists watch

Youtube-another angle on the police assault, this one showing a protester injured by police

Youtube video by "James from the Internet" of protesters at bridge prior to police assault

Another factor that resembled the 2004 GOP Convention protest arrests was the presence of the scooter cops, known then and apparently still now for violence against protesters.

There is the high probability that the NYPD regarded a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Second Circuit explicitly allowing cops to suddenly decide to arrest a march they had previously been escorting as a license to engage in mass arrest without restriction. This is a blatent violation of the 1st Amendment, now allowed by an appeals court. If upheld by the Supreme Court, the 1st Amendment will join the Second Amendment as one observed by the US in name only.Perhaps the police now fear African-Americans speaking out as much as they feared the Black Panthers and other armed African-Americans during that era?

As of 1:13AM, some people have been released in NYC but others are sill in jail. People are being asked to CALL THE PHONE NUMBERS BELOW and demand the immediate release of arrestees not only in New York but also in Chicago and Los Angeles:

Call immediately:

NYPD 78 Precinct: 65 Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn. 718-636-4611 NYPD 7th Precinct: 19 1/2 Pitt Street, Manhattan. (212) 477-7311 Mayor Bill DeBlasio of NYC at 311 in NYC NY District Attorney 212-335-9000 City Council at 311 in NYC CALL FOR THE RELEASE OF 5 ARRESTED IN CHICAGO, INCLUDING 2 TEENAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: 1st District Police: CAPS001District@chicagopolice.org 312-745-4290 Tweet @ChicagoMayor, or phone 312-744-3300 (or call 311) Call Central Division asap to demand the release of the LA #shutdownA14 protesters 213-486-6606 pic.twitter.com/gKkU7hNPwB