(Providence, RI)--The city of Providence on Monday released police body camera footage from officers responding to a noise complaint last month and interacting with a member of the City Council.Police went to the Fortnight bar on Dorrance Street on July 22nd, and were speaking to an employee when Councilor Kat Kerwin became involved.Kerwin is heard saying, quote, "I'm a councilwoman, please don't tell me what to do" in response to an officer asking her to calm down, and in regards to the noise issue, Kerwin says whoever made the complaint can "get over it".Fortnight is known for its support of the Black Lives Matter movement and for displaying anti-police signs.Kerwin claims the police showing up was not because of a noise complaint, but because the bar was being targeted for its activism.
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