ACLU of Connecticut: Statement Regarding Police Presence at Protests in Waterbury, Elsewhere
June 01, 2020
June 01, 2020
HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 1 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut issued the following statement by Executive Director David McGuire on the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police:
"People are in the streets across Connecticut right now demanding racial justice, lifting up the value of Black lives, and calling for an end to police violence. Police in Bridgeport and Waterbury have undermined health and safety by responding to peaceful protesters with riot ge . . .
"People are in the streets across Connecticut right now demanding racial justice, lifting up the value of Black lives, and calling for an end to police violence. Police in Bridgeport and Waterbury have undermined health and safety by responding to peaceful protesters with riot ge . . .