Demonstrations

Ever since the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, protests and demonstrations have swept the nation and world, despite the fact that there is a global pandemic going on at the same time. A new study, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research is showing that there is no evidence that COVID-19 […]

On Tuesday, lawmakers in Albany approved a bill that allowed the public to access police records, known as 50a. The Democrat led officials in the Senate and State Assembly agreed that 10 bills pertaining to police brutality would be voted on. Some of the bills included have been stuck in circulation for decades because of […]

On Saturday, thousands of Rochestarians came together in several marches, peacefully protesting systemic racism, police brutality and discrimination. Organizers from Black Lives Matter led similar demonstrations in cities across the nation like Philadelphia and San Francisco. The marches in Rochester were in part a response to the tactics that the RPD used in last weeks […]

During his press briefing on Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed a plan called the “Say Their Name” Reform, in response to the protests and demonstrations against the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. The 4 cornerstones of the reform are as follows: Transparency of prior police disciplinary records – known […]

Investigations have begun to see if undercover extremists are sneaking into the peaceful demonstrations against police brutality and instigating the violence that has followed. Officials are also wary of misinformation campaigns on social media, similar to the ones made by Russia in the 2016 Presidential Election.   One way they examine these cases is by looking into […]