Anastasia Robertson, Troy, NY City Councilwoman
[From article]
Hoffman said Robertson, an African-American council member, told the white officers: "This is why the black community doesn't respect the police. You only go after black people."
Hoffman's remarks came after Robertson apologized at the meeting for comments she posted on the Internet regarding race war, police interaction with blacks and spelling America with a letter "k" instead of a "c."
"I do recognize my word choice was unfortunate and offensive to some," Robertson said. "That was not my intent."
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The incident Hoffman referred to occurred late Saturday afternoon in Lansingburgh where two officers responded to a domestic complaint involving a white woman and a black woman. The white woman fled, leaving police talking to the other woman, Hoffman said.
At that time, a crowd including Robertson, gathered and were yelling at, spitting on and recording the officers with cell phones, Hoffman said.
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Troy-s-racial-divide-widens-5735116.php
Troy's racial divide widens
Police union chief calls for probe of councilwoman
By Kenneth C. Crowe II
Published 11:36 pm, Thursday, September 4, 2014
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