The New York Police Department is being dragged to court over its "brutal response" to peaceful protesters. 

Per NBC News, Charlie Monlouis-Anderle—who uses they/them pronouns—claims to have been participating in a peaceful protest on June 3 for George Floyd when NYPD officers arrived at the scene in full riot gear and surrounded the protesters on all sides. Monlouis-Anderle then alleges the police started to beat the protesters with their batons.