Philadelphia City Councilmembers Call For Cease And Desist On Police Use Of Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets In Peaceful Demonstrations

Four members of Philadelphia's City Council are calling for a cease and desist on police use of tear gas and rubber bullets.

THE PROTESTER A STUDENT ATTEMPLE UNIVERSITY WAS TREATED AHOSPITAL AND IS NOT FACINGCHARGES.MEANWHILE, FOUR MEMBERS OFTHE PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCILARE CALLING FOR A CEASE ANDDESIST ON POLICE USE OF TEAR GASAND RUBBER BULLETS.COUNCIL MEMBERS, HELEN KIM,BROOKS, JAIME AND ISAIAH THOMASRELATED A STATEMENT KAY THATREADS IN PART QUOTE: WEUNDERSTAND THAT THE POLICEDEPARTMENT HAPPENS THERESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAINPUBLIC SAFETY, AS THOUSANDS OFPEOPLE TAKE TO OUR STREETS.HOWEVER, THE PAST WEEK HAS SHAWNAPPALLING INSTANCES OF POLICEOFFICERS USING EXCESSIVE ANDUNNECESSARY FORCE DURING LARGELYPEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS, THEYWROTE.THE USE OF WEAPONRY SUCH ASRUBBER BULLETS TEAR GAS PEPPERSPRAY ENDANGERS THE BROADERPUBLIC, THIS BRUTALITY HAS