It opens with:
>"But having been marred by gang violence in recent years, this J’ouvert was markedly different, as The New York Times described. The event, which derives its name from a Creole term for “daybreak,” was heavily staffed by the New York City Police Department.....an overwhelming show of force in response to a comparatively small number of bad actors."
The author conveniently omitted the specifics of that "gang violance" - an aide to Gov. Cuomo was murdered at the event a couple years ago, there have been multiple stabbings, there have been homicides the past two years, and just few days before the festival this year, multiple people were shot and killed:
https://nypost.com/2017/09/04/gunfire-erupts-ahead-of-jouver...
Do tell me, how much violence and killing is acceptable for you before you call for, as the author put it, an "overwhelming show of force"?
And guess what, that police presence did nothing but make the event safer, as per the New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/04/nyregion/jouvert-brooklyn...
I can go on if you want, but I don't see the point. The article is an absurd framing of the situation, and completely omits the perspective of all the minorities who APPRECIATE the police presence, and who work with the police on a day-to-day basis, serving in community watch groups, and coordinating with and calling the police whenever they see problems. But no, that doesn't fit the narrative, so it's not in there.