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Brown University sophomore Rudy Torress (left) rallies with other students and their supporters outside of the Brown University building where New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly was to deliver his lecture.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has been shouted down by protesters during a talk at Brown University, and his planned lecture called “Proactive Policing in America’s Biggest City” was canceled.
More than 100 students and social justice activists protested Tuesday lecture because of the department’s stop-and-frisk policy and its surveillance of Muslims.
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Protesters were so disruptive during the talk by Commissioner Kelly the event was canceled.
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Many protesters began shouting as the lecture began. Brown officials asked protesters to reserve their comments until a question-and-answer session with Kelly. When the shouting continued, the hall was cleared.
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Ray Kelly got anything but a cool reception at Brown University in Rhode Island.
A federal judge recently ruled the department’s stop-and-frisk policy violated the civil rights of minorities. The city is appealing the decision.
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Brown University students were railing against the New York City Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy and its surveillance of Muslims.
Brown spokeswoman Marisa Quinn says the Ivy League school has a tradition of open dialogue on difficult subjects. She calls the lecture’s cancellation “unfortunate.”
On a mobile device? Click here to watch a video of the protesters.
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The disruption led to the lecture hall being cleared and the commissioner making an early exit.
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Click here to watch a second video of protesters.
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Protester stands up to interrupt when New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly tries to speak.
Click here to watch a third video of protesters.
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Commissioner Kelly canceled his “Proactive Policing in America’s Biggest City” lecture after the demonstration.
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New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly (right) tries to speak over the protesters.
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