Brooklyn Vegan reports that all was not rosy on election night. Seems that there was a clash with the police in Williamsburg where hundreds of revelers gathered to celebrate a historic night.
Here’s an excerpt from Brooklyn Vegan about what went on. And there are loads of pictures over there.
Ryan got off the Bedford L stop at North 7th St. in the Williamsburg
section of Brooklyn last night around 1 AM. The sidewalks and streets
were filled with people celebrating Obama’s win.
At one point the cops decided they needed to clear the street out a
little, possibly so a garbage truck could get through. One reader wrote into Gothamist…
We
were trying to get onto the sidewalk, as requested but hard to do when
it is packed. The police pushed my boyfriend because he wasn’t moving
fast enough and when he spoke back to them the incident escalated.He was basically thrown to the ground, hit with billy clubs and
then arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest &
obstructing governmental administration. Others who got arrested were
only given a summons, however a police officer hurt himself while
arresting my boyfriend. That is why he is still in central booking in
Brooklyn.photo by Ryan Muir
uh, umm, Anthony? They were trying to comply. I think they wanted the officer NOT to push him if there wasn’t anyplace to go.
I hope someday you get to enjoy the privilege of being thrown to the ground and being hit with billy clubs for speaking to another human being.
Uh, umm, are we supposed to feel bad for you? You were told to move and you didn’t comply, what do you want the officer to do? I hope your boyfriend stays there for awhile. Maybe he’ll learn to shut his mouth.