Another citizen has been threatened with death by New York Police Department (NYPD) officers for fare jumping on the subway. Adrian Napier, 19, was held at gunpoint and pinned to the ground by over a dozen cops and all he had done was jump the turnstile to avoid paying the $2.75 fare.
According to police, their response was justified, after several people called police to report a young man was in possession of a firearm. Napier was not this person. However, he allegedly jumped the turnstile and ran when he saw the officers.
Instead of stopping to talk with police, Napier made a run for it, jumping over the turnstile and boarding a train. More than a dozen cops then drew their firearms and pursued him.
The incident was caught on cell phone footage by passengers and immediately caused outrage by many who saw the videos. Napier can be seen wearing a red toboggan and sitting on a subway train’s bench seating. As he raises his hands, seeing police are pointing their weapons at him, the general public begins to move away from the windows and doors.
The passengers fled in fear as a dozen cops pointed their guns into the train, endangering all of those on board.
Napier had his hands raised, was not attempting to flee, and did not appear to be angry or prepared for violence.
No less than 12 officers then jumped on the train to apprehend Napier once the doors opened. While the teen’s takedown was swift and appeared by the book, the sheer number of cops used to arrest him could be baffling to some. Questions remain as to why so many officers were needed to arrest a fare jumper.
“This man didn’t pay his subway fare — but is tackled by at least ten officers in a crowded station,” Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro wrote on Twitter Sunday. “Officers should be working to deescalate —not putting dozens of lives at risk over $2.75.”...........https://thefreethoughtproject.com/video-teen-arrested-for-fare-jumping/
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