Fifty years after Stonewall, New York police apologize for the raid

Fifty years after the historic Stonewall riots, the New York Police Department apologized to the LGBT community for its role in the violence.

"The actions taken by the NYPD [at Stonewall] were wrong, plain and simple," police commissioner James O'Neill said Thursday during a Pride Month safety briefing. Watch as @NYPDONeill makes a statement today about the events at the Stonewall Inn, 50 years ago. #Stonewall50 #WorldPride2019 #Pride2019 pic.twitter.com/LBAMPoXCLi

— NYPD NEWS June 6, 2019 He called the frequent harassment of LGBT men and women and laws that prohibited same-sex sexual relations"discriminatory and oppressive" and apologized on behalf of the department to the audience's applause. The June 1969 uprising that began at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village is largely considered to have spurred the gay rights movement, after police raided the gay bar and patrons resisted arrest, sparking a six-day protest.

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Is a this the bit where trump calls them weak on crime?

every one should equal,but forget Chinese and Mexican Mex or Europe people.

no they weren't wrong to arrest anyone who was rioting on that day no matter who they were. rioting is illegal. all rights reserved

Good. Better late than nev— Wait, did you say ... FIFTY YEARS⁉️🤦‍♀️ MobilePhones

I was 12 I wanted a girlfriend

Better late than never🙂

Cool, cool. So what's the NYPD doing nowadays to address and combat present mistreatment of LGBT people (trans and NB folks in particular) by police?

50 years ago! Acknowledge it was wrong if it comes up but why are we resurrecting this? After 50 years it’s time to let go and focus on now.

Has he apologized for throwing Sgt Barry under the bus yet? For becoming deblasios political hack?

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We need to make June 27 a Federal Pride holiday. Pride

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