Explicit video made after being pepper sprayed
Justin Murphy – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 9/7/2020 on page A2
Steve Lysenko, an assistant principal at Spencerport High School, has been one of the district’s leaders in advocating for anti-racist curriculum and other actions in the spirit of the Black Lives Matter movement.
At a rally in downtown Rochester Friday, though, Lysenko went too far for the district’s liking.
In a one-minute selfie video, Lysenko summarized his experience at the rally: “In an act of protest this evening, we marched west on Court Street, and we didn’t do anything but chant and sing all the way halfway across the bridge, at which point we met the Rochester Police Department,” he said. “And guess what happened? Our peacekeepers ended up shooting pepper spray at us for singing and chanting and telling them what a (expletive) job they were doing.”
“They can (expletive) right off, America,” he continued, his voice rising. “(Expletive) the police; (expletive) the Rochester Police Department. Thank you.”