Members of Community Justice Initiative along with supporters marched Feb. 1, 2021 from N. Clinton Avenue and Ave. D in Rochester, NY to the Rochester Police Department's Clinton Section at N. Clinton Ave. and Upper Falls Boulevard to protest the police handcuffing and using pepper spray on a 9-year-old girl last Friday. The police body camera footage showing the incident was released yesterday. Before the march organizers answered some questions and talked about the horror of what they saw on the video. Linda Edward of Brighton holds up a sign, “she is just a child.” Sign Holder Beginning Of Protest
Syndication: Democrat and Chronicle
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The mother of a 9-year-old girl who was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by Rochester police said the officers involved should be fired.
Public outrage has been high since body camera footage released Sunday showed officers restraining and scolding the girl, who was screaming for her father.
The city of Rochester suspended the officers on Monday pending the completion of an internal investigation.
Elba Pope’s attorneys have filed a notice of claim with the city, which maintains her right to sue.
New York Attorney General Letitia James said Monday her office was “looking into” what happened. She called the incident “deeply disturbing and wholly unacceptable.”
