DCist: Street Vendors In D.C. And New York Are Teaming Up To Demand Better Treatment From Police

By Editor On Dec 9, 2019 Last updated Dec 9, 2019

Nearly three weeks ago, a 15-year-old girl named Genesis Lemus was hurt in a confrontation with police officers as she sold plantain chips and atole de elote on a Columbia Heights sidewalk with her younger brother nearby. The incident was caught on video, which showed the teenager on the ground, surrounded by officers and yelling that her knee was hurt.

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