New Yorker arrested in front of her child for refusing to wear a mask in the subway

In the New York subway, a woman was arrested in front of her child. She refused to wear a face shield and behaved aggressively. The incident was filmed on a video that became viral on social networks. This publication writes Daily News.

A video posted on Facebook on May 13 shows a woman screaming and cursing with police at Atlantic Ave.-Barclay Center subway station at about 11:50 a.m. Her surgical mask is removed and covers only her chin.

Then she goes up the stairs, while one of the cops touches her shoulder. "Dont touch me!" She screams, waving her arms. The officers then surround her and lay her on the ground while the other cops steer the child away from the chaotic scene.

One of the eyewitnesses at this time says that "this is superfluous." However, it is not clear whether the remark is directed towards a woman or officers.

After a few moments, another man says: “With her is a child! There is a mask on it! Even her baby is masked! It's too much dude! ”

The police said that 22-year-old Calima Rosier herself provoked the detention.

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“The officers approached the woman and politely informed her that she could not get on the subway without properly wearing a mask,” said New York City Police Department spokeswoman Sergeant Mary Francis O'Donnell. “She responded to the officers in vulgar language and repeatedly refused requests to properly cover her nose and mouth.”

Then the officers said that they would take her out of the subway, and asked not to force them to do it in front of the child. “Don't do it in front of your child, ma'am,” the officer said.

Rosier, in turn, waved her hands and even hit the officer. This led to the arrest. She was charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and assault. For violation of the order she was fined.

This video has become one of a series of similar videos that capture clashes between police and local residents. Clashes between law enforcement officers and city dwellers occur more and more often during the period of quarantine and social distance.

Recently, blacks and Hispanics have been summoned to court and arrested more often than representatives of any other ethnic group. The reason was the comments from the police to the townspeople: they demanded to keep a distance and cover their faces with masks in public places. In this regard, the police were criticized.

New York Mayor Bill De Blasio commented on a video posted on Twitter on the evening of May 13: “Facial coverage is important to protect everyone - it is not optional. But nobody wants the interaction to turn into this. We have made progress with de-escalation. "

Recall earlier New York inventedhow to avoid skirmishes between the police and citizens during the quarantine period. For this, the city decided to resort to the help of the so-called "ambassadors of social distance".