NYPD Commissioner James P. O'Neill apologizes for 1969 raid on the Stonewall Inn, an incident that helped initiate the LGBT rights movement: 'To the LGBTQ community that this would never happen in NYPD 2019.'
The New York City police department has apologized for the 1969 raid on the Stonewall Inn -- an incident that helped kick off the LGBTQ rights movement.
"The actions taken by the NYPD were wrong, plain and simple," Police Commissioner James O'Neill said on Thursday during a safety briefing, as Pride Month kicks off in New York and in cities across the country."The actions and the laws were discriminatory and oppressive and for that I apologize." The raid at the Stonewall, a gay bar in the West Village, sparked protests that helped launch a civil rights movement.This story is developing. Please check back for more updates.
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