Updated November 13th, 2019 at 02:37 IST
Outraged New Yorkers criticise cops for harassing and arresting 'churro lady'
A video of a 'churro lady' getting arrested has gone viral on the internet and has sparked outrage among the netizens as they criticise the NYPD for harassment.
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A video of a 'churro lady' getting arrested has gone viral on the internet and has caused outrage among the netizens as they criticised the US police for unnecessarily harassing an old woman. The 'churro lady', identified as Elsa was arrested for illegally selling churros on the Broadway Junction station in Brooklyn. The video of the four cops arresting Elsa and confiscating her churro stand has been making rounds on various social media sites.
Tonight as I was leaving Broadway Junction, I saw three or four police officers (one of them was either a plainclothes cop or someone who worked at the station) gathered around a crying woman and her churro cart. Apparently, it's illegal to sell food inside train stations. 1/? pic.twitter.com/sgQVvSHUik
— Sofia B. Newman (@SofiaBNewman)
In another tweet, Sophia wrote, "They were telling her that she could either give them her churro cart and receive a fine (one that she probably wouldn't have been able to afford), or that they would take her cart and arrest her."
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Netizens call for a re-evaluation of laws
In the video one can see Elsa trying to have a conversation with the cops in English. However, the cops kept rolling their eyes and can be heard saying, “I know you can speak English”. The video has sparked an outrage amongst the netizens as they call for a re-evaluation of laws that allows harassment of people instead of helping them.
I don’t care what my job is, if one day I found my self robbing a old lady’s churro cart and making her cry, I’d quit the next day.
— Stuart (@LeftHandStu)
How could you keep doing this to people? pic.twitter.com/tbZDbYRhrP
If you’re not on the side of churros, you need to re-evaluate your life. Our laws demonstrate our values in society - what we protect and what we penalize reflects who we are. I don’t want to live in a society where churro ladies aren’t allowed on the subway.
— Victoria Cambranes (@VECambranes)
Though I know this happens daily, this video thread of NYPD harassing and arresting a churro vendor honestly made me nauseous.
— Kumar Rao (@KumarRaoNYC)
The gratuitous cruelty.
The latent racism.
The gross classism.
The waste of public resources.
The violence of it all. https://t.co/NFTqFRNGx4
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Published November 13th, 2019 at 01:45 IST