Each year, the Caribbean community in New York City celebrates “J’Ouvert,” a cultural festival of food, dancing and fun. Unfortunately, fatal shootings have marred J’Ouvert the last several years—and that gave the NYPD the excuse it craved to treat partiers like passengers. One outraged article described the cops’ abuse and warrantless searches of attendees under the headline, “NYPD Security Grip On J’Ouvert 2017 As Tight As A TSA Patdown”– Was it Brooklyn, NY or the airport? It was hard to tell as the NYPD yesterday kept a vice like grip on the 2017 J’Ouvert celebrations, ramping up its security with … Continue reading The Police-State Merrily Metastasizes