Protesters in Rittenhouse decry threat to deploy federal officers to Philly
By Katie Meyer
July 21, 2020
... “This ends with me, this ends with you, this ends when ordinary people like us let this country know and let the world know that we’re not tolerating it anymore,” said Zoe Sturges, 26, a Philadelphia Kindergarten teacher, who was arrested and given a citation last month after climbing over a barricade to hand daisies to a member of the National Guard ...
... A spokesman for Mayor Jim Kenney said there has been no further word on the topic from federal officials. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about what might spur such a step.
Kenney and Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner have both been unequivocal in their opposition to federal officers being stationed in the city.
“The President’s threat is wrong on many levels. To send federal agents to police U.S. cities that have not requested such aid can only impede the work of local governments and exacerbate already heightened tensions in these cities,” Kenney said in a statement ...
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