‘Screaming at the cops to let him go’: Bystander live tweets arrest in NYC [photos]

People are actually rioting. There are 40 people here screaming at the cops to let him go. Held him on the ground for the last 15.

— Jasmine (@jasminemoy) February 20, 2014

People videoing the whole thing. "This is what being black in NYC gets you!" Some scream. Having a hard time disagreeing. Fuck.

— Jasmine (@jasminemoy) February 20, 2014

They said they cuffed him because he ran, so I guess they thought he was displaying guilt. I say: he ran because he was black.

— Jasmine (@jasminemoy) February 20, 2014

I will say, the rioters were tremendously diverse, from an age/race perspective. Police brutality! The thing that unites us.

— Jasmine (@jasminemoy) February 20, 2014

To be clear: no actual rioting. Just a large group of angry, disappointed people trying to get six cops off this poor kid.

— Jasmine (@jasminemoy) February 20, 2014

And, fwiw, photos of the first three cops on scene: pic.twitter.com/0KECkbMABl

— Jasmine (@jasminemoy) February 20, 2014

@jasminemoy I was there too, followed them out an tried to give him my contact info, cops wouldn't let me so I yelled it

— Mikki Halpin (@mikkipedia) February 20, 2014

@LegendaryAsshol The guy let someone else use her metrocard to get him into the subway station.

— Jasmine (@jasminemoy) February 20, 2014