New Videos Show Massachusetts Cops Brutalizing George Floyd Protesters

police in Boston and Worcester used excessive force—including pushing and tackling—while arbitrarily arresting protesters withou

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Over two nights last year, police in Boston and Worcester used excessive force—including pushing and tackling—while arbitrarily arresting protesters without apparent cause.

Demonstrations exploded across the United States last year after the killing of George Floyd on May 25 in Minneapolis.

During protests in Massachusetts, police officers in some cities responded to demonstrators with unprovoked and excessive physical force, indiscriminate pepper spraying, and mass arrests.

New footage shared with The Appeal from Boston from the evening of May 29 and Worcester from the night of June 1, along with the accounts of people present, point to a pattern of police attacking and arresting demonstrators without apparent cause and using excessive force to restrain people.

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