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    NYC Pride parade organizers ban the NYPD from its events until 2025

    (CNN)Organizers of New York City Pride banned the New York Police Department from participating in the annual June parade and related events and moved to reduce their presence on scene, saying their appearance threatened members of the community.

    "NYC Pride seeks to create safer spaces for the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities at a time when violence against marginalized groups, specifically BIPOC and trans communities, has continued to escalate," Heritage of Pride, the nonprofit that plans NYC Pride events, said in a statement on Saturday.

    "The sense of safety that law enforcement is meant to provide can instead be threatening, and at times dangerous, to those in our community who are most often targeted with excessive force and/or without reason. NYC Pride is unwilling to contribute in any way to creating an atmosphere of fear or harm for members of the community...

    NYC Pride parade organizers ban the NYPD from its events until 2025 - CNN

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    So can they legally do that? Although if I was a cop I wouldn't want to protect them anyway since they don't want me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    So can they legally do that? Although if I was a cop I wouldn't want to protect them anyway since they don't want me.
    So, gay cops can no longer participate. Seems a little prejudice!

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    So can they legally do that? Although if I was a cop I wouldn't want to protect them anyway since they don't want me.
    Note "participation". The NYPD just can't show up like the Village People.

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    Note "participation". The NYPD just can't show up like the Village People.
    It won't happen, but the city COULD deny them a permit for their parade.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Susan View Post
    It won't happen, but the city COULD deny them a permit for their parade.
    At this point, any hopes of expecting anyone to do the right thing should be braced with reality.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Susan View Post
    It won't happen, but the city COULD deny them a permit for their parade.
    And if they did, they'd have it anyway and nobody would even try to stop them.

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