The Intercept

@theintercept ↗

Deleted No

Hibernated Yes

Last Checked Oct. 21, 2021

Created

Wed Apr 07 18:14:19 +0000 2021

Likes

482

Retweets

197

Source

Twitter Web App

View Raw Data

JSON Data

View on Twitter

Likely Available

The Intercept @theintercept

Civil rights advocates have objected to the deployment of the SRG to protests, and the former NYPD chief of department and later Commissioner James O’Neill gave a pledge that the SRG would “not be involved in handling protests and demonstrations.” https://t.co/Rc2jJieUse — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 7, 2021 Hibernated

Preceded By

The Intercept @theintercept

Leading the violent crackdown was the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group, or SRG, a heavily militarized, rapid-response unit of several hundred officers founded in 2015 to deal with public disorder events and terrorist acts. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 7, 2021 Hibernated

Followed By

The Intercept @theintercept

O’Neill's pledge turned out to be hollow. That same year, the SRG was deployed against Black Lives Matter protesters. Since then, the unit’s armor-clad officers have become a regular presence at protests, where they stand out for their confrontational and aggressive tactics. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 7, 2021 Hibernated