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Bodycam footage shows the lead up to a controversial video depicting an NYPD officer tearing off the mask of a protester to pepper spray the man's face.
Bodycam footage shows the lead up to a controversial video depicting an NYPD officer tearing off the mask of a protester to pepper spray the man's face. (NYPD)

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