St. Louis mayor blasted for broadcasting names and addresses of ‘defund the police’ protesters
THE St. Louis mayor has been blasted for broadcasting the names and addresses of protesters calling to defund the police.
Democratic Mayor Lyda Krewson read the personal info of some of the demonstrators during a Facebook live event on Friday, KSDK reported.
The mayor then began reading letters from demonstrators that outlined suggestions – and rattled off some of their first and last names, KSDK reported.
She even gave the streets – and in some cases, the exact addresses – of where the demonstrators live.
Many of the protesters were asking to give no funding to police at all.
Krewson's actions were met with swift backlash.
The ACLU of released a statement, condemning Krewson's reading aloud of demonstrators' personal information.
"To be clear, it is shocking and misguided for Mayor Lyda Krewson of St. Louis, to broadcast the addresses of those who dare to express a different viewpoint on an issue of public concern," the ACLU wrote.
"On June 26th Lyda directly endangered the lives of protesters by releasing their names and addresses," the petition said.
On Friday, Krewson released an apology on Twitter.
Demonstrators across the nation have shown support for the Black Lives Matter movement, as they call for an end to systemic racism.
Many protesters have called for a defunding of the police, as they encourage more funds to go toward community-based resources.
As demonstrators continue to call for the defunding, .
NYC also vowed to make "substantial" cuts to the NYPD.