Video: New School Fallout Sees NYPD Release Its Arrest Tape

(Amanda Spurlock for Gothamist)

After the dust cleared in yesterday's New School building occupation and police confrontation that resulted in 22 arrests, demonstrations continued into the night Friday with around 200 protesters marching south from Union Square towards President Bob Kerrey's house before being blocked off by police officers at 11th Street.

Meanwhile police continued to answer questions about their handling of protesters earlier in the day following video captured by a freelance journalist who caught altercations between protesters and cops on 14th Street. The NY Civil Liberties Union said that the rough handling during the arrests "raises serious concerns" and is "a violation of civil rights plain and simple."

After initially denying reports that pepper spray was used during arrests, Paul Browne backed down upon seeing the video that contradicted his stance. By day's end Browne said, “Now, once I see it, I know what is going on."

Police released their own video (seen below) to show how peacefully negotiations went during the arrests that took place inside the occupied building. In the video's YouTube description, it states, "No force of any kind was used in affecting the arrests of nineteen individuals who were charged with burglary, riot, and criminal mischief."

New School officials said that suspensions would be on the way for "New School in Exile" students involved in the occupation. With the takeover beginning at 5:30 in the morning yesterday, not all students who has hoped to take a stand were able to make it out. The Post talked to one jazz major who told them, "I hoped to be there. But I slept through the text messages. I got here three or four hours late."

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By Billy Parker in News on April 11, 2009 11:02 AM

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knows_about_nam

ask your parents about Vietnam. If you were there, you were a war criminal. Most people were there not by choice. It was 40 years ago. The man isn't perfect, but please, if you're gonna hold something against him, hold his time at The New School against him. There's plenty of material there without having to dig 40 years in the past.

Way to resort to the same tactics that got the other Kerry NOT elected. And we know you were supporting him.

Past Taliban

"..nineteen individuals who were charged with burglary, riot, and criminal mischief."

What about throwing in War Crimes? I need to see SOMEBODY get slapped with THOSE fvcking charges.

csk

so what's their cause???

Bernie Madoff-Goetz

At least these trustafarians had the balls to stay inside the building instead of trying to make a break for it through the backdoor like those kids from yesterday's vid. Protesters actually standing up to the consequences of their actions. Or sitting down. Still, whodathunkit?

smmfd

whitesville over here

JacqueMehoff

ahhh, the good cop, bad cop tape.

cop: anybody here feel faint? you can rest and sit down?

cop: anybody thirsty? I have some water.

outside cop: stop resisting! you gonna git it now!

chopp3r

Jazz major?

thefacts

At least the NYPD didn't cut their throats, like New School president Bob Kerrey did to innocent women, children and an old man in Vietnam.

Kerrey should be getting arrested along with them - for war crimes.