Brooklyn Protest Raises Doubts About N.Y.P.D. Commitment to New Tactics

On Saturday, the police responded to a scene where “there was already antagonistic feelings from those at the protest,” said Jillian Snider, an adjunct lecturer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and former New York police officer. She said that officers are already trained “to go at it verbally first, but there are times when the person comes back at you with a violent nature.”