Mayor de Blasio, NYPD brass at odds over cause of July 4th weekend violence
By Rocco Parascandola, Michael Gartland and Shant Shahrigian
New York Daily News |
Jul 06, 2020 at 1:01 PM
Mayor de Blasio and top NYPD brass publicly clashed Monday over the reasons behind a horrifying surge of gun violence over the weekend — and things between Hizzoner and police leadership are even more tense behind the scenes, sources told the Daily News.
While top cops largely blamed recent police reforms for the citywide carnage that left nine dead and more than 50 people shot, the mayor sought to take a wider view.
June 16, 2020: Top cop disbands anti-crime units to ease friction with minority communities. "We can do it with brains. We can do it with guile. We can move away from brute force."
June 16, 2020: Top cop disbands anti-crime units to ease friction with minority communities. "We can do it with brains. We can do it with guile. We can move away from brute force." (New York Daily News)
“We need laws that make sense,†Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said on NY1.
He went on to call the City Council’s recently passed bill banning chokeholds “insane,†saying, “Police officers should not have to worry more about getting arrested than the person with the gun that they’re rolling around on the street with.â€
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