It happened on July 1, but the event captured onPage One of Sunday’s Post captures what’s going horribly wrong across the city right now: a lack of respect for the police, from people on the street, to politicians in their offices.
Two police officers have handcuffed a man and are putting him in their car. He’s resisting, flailing about, while onlookers taunt the police and film them from multiple angles. This is how impossible it is to enforce the laws these days.
As the scuffle continues, one man in the crowd steps right next to the action. The cop pushes him away, to keep him from interfering. Then, when the cop’s body camera falls to the ground, police say the man kicks it away.
The officer rushes the man, who proceeds to put the cop in a headlock. The crowd jeers and cheers; when the man lets go they encourage him to “get out of here” so he isn’t arrested.
What if the police officer had put the civilian in a headlock? If Mayor de Blasio still intends to sign an overreaching City Council bill, the police would be criminally liable not just for using headlocks, but for any action that constricts a civilian’s diaphragm. The mayor insists the NYPD can train officers to avoid such trouble — but any close physical struggle involves that risk. The message to police: Stay completely hands off. Don’t make arrests. And if an angry crowd interferes, step back.
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I’d be happy to see cops do the speed limit.
ReplyDeleteThat’s the problem, they think they are above the law and extremists think that justifies killing them.
2020 is whacked.
My hands are ready and waiting to knock they first criminal that wants to try me. 4 tours of Vietnam documentaries and I learned a lot.
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DeleteBut are they registered?
Thanks to that Illegal Muslim that occupied the White House from 2009 to 2017 there is a war on cops. Stupid White Cowards voted for that idiot.
ReplyDeleteState the obvious...DeBlasio has totally lost control of the city. First of all he is white so the blacks have no respect for him. Secondly, he has done irreparable harm to his rapport with his police who have literally turned their collective backs on him. And third, there is a mass exodus of important tax payers who fund his crap.IMO there will be a massive recall effort and the dope will be forced to resign or be recalled.
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DeleteDeBlasio is Jewish (not Caucasian)
Stupid white people being manipulated by Black Lives Matters!
ReplyDeleteDumb White Cowards!
Couldn’t happen to a nicer place.....they elected Como, DeBiasio and AOC.....be carful what you ask for people!! Your ignorance got you here now stay in New York and live with your choices, don’t move to our State we have Hogan.....not much better but he hasn’t defunded our Law Enforcement.......YET!
ReplyDeleteMiddle Finger 857...both Middle Fingers
ReplyDeleteNot a single F given. When you get your head cracked open and your money stolen think ab out when you took your ass out year after year creating a Democrat tyranny.
ReplyDelete1201 his parents were communist sympathizers. They mayor changed his name twice, campaign manager for Clinton and honey mooned in communist Cuba during the American travel ban. He is not Jewish, uncle was cia and he is 30 percent Italian but does have his press conference in Italian. Another word he a wine sipping communist.
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