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- cross-posted to:
- usa@lemmy.ml
- socialism@beehaw.org
Students arrested during the police crackdown on protests at universities in New York City last week were denied water and food for 16 hours, according to two faculty members at Columbia University’s Barnard College who collected reports from students who were inside.
Other students reported that they were beaten by New York City Police Department officers after their arrests and taken to the hospital for injuries before being returned to central booking. Photos of the injuries were provided to The Intercept.
Other students reported that they were held in mouse-infested cells, along with the general population of the jail. The students told the professors that they weren’t given water or food for 16 hours and that at least one student was left without shoes for the same period of time.
Would it surprise you to know that that isn’t true and phone privileges are easily revoked.
This isn’t the movies, you aren’t entitled to a phone call
It is obvious that you truly have no idea what your are talking about nor have you been inside of a NY jail in any capacity. The police dont keep people from making phone calls, despite your this isnt the movies line of reasoning. It isn’t a conspiracy to silence the protestors, I promise. I’m also sure they would have reported on that so we know they weren’t prevented from making phone calls due to any security reason.
As to your statement, yes, phones calls are subject to reasonable restrictions related to security but, No, they don’t arbitrarily prevent you from using a phone. There are actual phone kiosks in NYC jails. Hell, all jail phone calls have been free since 2019 (Intro 0741, pass by NYC council) from 7am to 11pm.
Then there is New York State Assembly Bill 2023-A6484that allows inmates in state and local correctional facilities to make free, confidential phone calls to attorneys and legal service providers.
Furthermore, Chapter 11-A, Part 2, Title H, Article 120, Section 90, Subsection 8 is the literal law that entitles anyone arrested in the state of New York to communicate by phone. (Link)
In New York, if you arrested or detained, you areblegally entitled to a phone call. But please, go ahead and argue more.
That’s a great point, why wouldn’t they have simply hung out in the phone area calling up the newspapers to complain about food and water while they were in there? That would have made it valid and true compared to post hoc complaints which are invalid and false.
What are you even rambling about? Who said anything about calling up newspapers? My 12 year old nephew has a better reading comprehension then you do.
Yes, invalid conplaints. The linked article literally says, “according to two faculty members.” The entire article and conversation is based on the the third-hand account from these two faculty members after tapking to the students who were arrested who were upset that they spent a day in jail. Sort of strange that not a single other newspaper or online publication is reporting on this though.
Also keep in mind that this article was written by a student from City University. The same University that is mentioned in the article. But of course, there is no way the student-reporter is biased at all.
These aren’t facts. It is fact that I was kept from a phone call when arrested recently. That would prove everything you are saying is just utter bullshit. It was 16 hours before they even booked me. They simply “forgot.” It wasn’t busy. They ordered pizzas and sat around and chatted. You speak like an authority on something you clearly don’t know about. Time I was supposed to be held, 4 hours. Amount it would cost to sue or charge them for breaking laws/regulations, far more than I could ever afford. The only advice I keep getting is to plead guilty to something I didn’t do.
Keep spewing what you want to believe is how things work, it won’t make it real though.