August 28, 2019
The Ferguson Effect comes to New York: NYPD arrests plummet in wake of officer firing in Garner case
By Monica Showalter
What is it about the left that fails to understand that painting cops as racists has consequences?
In the wake of the firing of a police officer over the death of black cigarette street seller Eric Garner, New York's police are focused now on just playing it safe.
According to Fox News, citing a report in the New York Post:
The firing of NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who was involved in the fatal arrest of Eric Garner in 2014, appears to have already had an effect on the Big Apple, with the number of arrests dropping sharply compared to 2018 and cops warning of plummeting morale among New York City's finest.
Just between Aug. 17, when Pantaleo was fired, and Aug. 25, arrests dropped by 27 percent compared to the same period in 2018, the New York Post reported.
NYPD cops made 3,508 arrests compared to 4,827 a year earlier, according to the Post.
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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/the_ferguson_effect_comes_to_new_york_nypd_arrests_plummet_in_wake_of_officer_firing_in_garner_case.html
