Black Lives Matter protest in NJ results in $2,500 police OT bill for organizer, 18
New Jersey woman has been slapped with a $2,500 fine for police overtime costs after she set up a “small, peaceful Black Lives Matter protest” at the end of July, according to a report.Emily Gil, 18, who graduated in June from Bergen County Technical School, failed to properly warn authorities in advance about the event, NJ.com reported.Gil believed that a shortage of affordable housing options in her neighborhood was a racial issue that should be brought to the public’s attention through a 30- to 40-person protest, according to NJ.com.But four days after the demonstration, Gil received a bill for police overtime costs that officials say the protest incurred.“Please promptly forward your payment to the borough in the amount of $2,499.26 for.
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