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Re:NYPD is refusing to comply with NYC’s new surveillance te... by Bud on Friday March 31, 2023 @12:07PM (#35389198)
This doesn't seem to support any allegation that the NYPD "publicly threatened" DeBlasio's "children". What did happen is that the NYPD Sergeants' union inappropriately tweeted details about her arrest, after she was arrested. That's one child, for those keeping score, not "children", and it's also not a "threat" of any identifiable kind. It is definitely inappropriate, though.

So it would appear that Business Insider's headline was sensationalist and not well supported.

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Re:NYPD is refusing to comply with NYC’s new surveillance te... by mjhay on Friday March 31, 2023 @12:44PM (#35389704)
It was not a coincidence they arrested her when she did. It was absolutely a tactic to intimidate DeBlasio. It worked too!
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Re:NYPD is refusing to comply with NYC’s new surveillance te... by s5300 on Friday March 31, 2023 @12:59PM (#35389936)
>> inappropriately tweeted details about her arrest

This is typically considered a threat by most well adjusted people, and most definitely an extreme level of harassment.

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