Much like *****�s premature withdrawal of our troops in Iraq that created a vacuum for ISIS, NY governor Cuomo just created a vacuum for criminals by singing a reform bill for all police departments. Wait until cops start getting the �blue flu?and taking a step back. Not making arrests or taking their time answering 911 calls. Watch what happens when tourists fear for their safety and abandon NYC.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday signed a package of police reforms that had been spurred by protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd -- but a top police union warned that the sweeping measures would leave New York�s Finest �unable to do the job.?br />
�Police reform is long overdue, and Mr. Floyd�s murder is only the most recent murder,?Cuomo said, signing the legislation that had been approved by the state�s legislature.
NYPD UNION CHIEFS RIP POLITICIANS FOR ANTI-COP PUSH: 'THEY'RE ASKING US TO WALK AWAY FROM YOU'
The bills include a ban on police chokeholds and measures making it easier to sue people who call police on others without good reasons, as well as a special prosecutor�s office to investigate deaths during police encounters. It comes amid concerns about police accountability and use of force after the death of Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis last month.
One other law would repeal section 50-A of the civil rights law, making complaints against officers public. Police unions fear that such a move will mean that frivolous complaints could be used against officers.
The NYC Police Benevolent Association (PBA) warned that the laws will make an already tough job for cops even harder.
�Governor Cuomo and our legislative leaders have no business celebrating today,?PBA President Patrick Lynch said in a statement. �New York state had been failing our communities for decades: failing to provide economic opportunity, failing to educate our youth, failing to care for the vulnerable and the mentally ill. Police officers spend our days addressing issues caused by these failures.?br />
�Now, we won�t even be able to do that,?he said. �We will be permanently frozen, stripped of all resources and unable to do the job. We don�t want to see our communities suffer, but this is what Governor Cuomo and our elected leaders have chosen.?/b>
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday signed a package of police reforms that had been spurred by protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd -- but a top police union warned that the sweeping measures would leave New York�s Finest �unable to do the job.?br />
�Police reform is long overdue, and Mr. Floyd�s murder is only the most recent murder,?Cuomo said, signing the legislation that had been approved by the state�s legislature.
NYPD UNION CHIEFS RIP POLITICIANS FOR ANTI-COP PUSH: 'THEY'RE ASKING US TO WALK AWAY FROM YOU'
The bills include a ban on police chokeholds and measures making it easier to sue people who call police on others without good reasons, as well as a special prosecutor�s office to investigate deaths during police encounters. It comes amid concerns about police accountability and use of force after the death of Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis last month.
One other law would repeal section 50-A of the civil rights law, making complaints against officers public. Police unions fear that such a move will mean that frivolous complaints could be used against officers.
The NYC Police Benevolent Association (PBA) warned that the laws will make an already tough job for cops even harder.
�Governor Cuomo and our legislative leaders have no business celebrating today,?PBA President Patrick Lynch said in a statement. �New York state had been failing our communities for decades: failing to provide economic opportunity, failing to educate our youth, failing to care for the vulnerable and the mentally ill. Police officers spend our days addressing issues caused by these failures.?br />
�Now, we won�t even be able to do that,?he said. �We will be permanently frozen, stripped of all resources and unable to do the job. We don�t want to see our communities suffer, but this is what Governor Cuomo and our elected leaders have chosen.?/b>
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