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A lesson is taking place
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Date: June 26, 2020 07:05PM
The New York Times interviewed multiple residents of Powderhorn Park, most of them liberal, White women who promised not to call law enforcement out of solidarity with their neighbors of color.
“The women agreed to let any property damage, including to their own homes, go ignored and to request a block party permit from the city to limit car traffic,” The Times reported. “Rather than turn to law enforcement if they saw anyone in physical danger, they resolved to call the American Indian Movement — a national organization created in 1968 to address Native American grievances such as police brutality — which had been policing its own community locally for years.”
But two weeks ago, hundreds of homeless people set up tents in the nearby park, just blocks from Mr. Floyd’s police-custody death, and now the women say they’re getting concerned.
“I’m not being judgmental,” said Carrie Nightshade, 44, who told The Times that she no longer felt comfortable letting her children play in the park by themselves. “It’s not personal. It’s just not safe.”
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/26/powderhorn-park-neighborhood-overrun-by-homeless-a/
“The women agreed to let any property damage, including to their own homes, go ignored and to request a block party permit from the city to limit car traffic,” The Times reported. “Rather than turn to law enforcement if they saw anyone in physical danger, they resolved to call the American Indian Movement — a national organization created in 1968 to address Native American grievances such as police brutality — which had been policing its own community locally for years.”
But two weeks ago, hundreds of homeless people set up tents in the nearby park, just blocks from Mr. Floyd’s police-custody death, and now the women say they’re getting concerned.
“I’m not being judgmental,” said Carrie Nightshade, 44, who told The Times that she no longer felt comfortable letting her children play in the park by themselves. “It’s not personal. It’s just not safe.”
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/26/powderhorn-park-neighborhood-overrun-by-homeless-a/