Some New York Police Department officers are expected to be suspended for their sometimes violent interactions with people protesting the death of George Floyd, New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said Thursday.
Shea pleaded with politicians to calm the rhetoric against the NYPD, noting that officers have not seriously injured any protesters, but officers have been shot at, stabbed, hit over the head with a fire extinguisher, and other forms of violence. The impromptu news conference held without Mayor Bill de Blasio and at a police headquarters surrounded by barricades and officers in riot helmets was conciliatory and direct.
Before the news conference, video of attacks on police were shown, starting with dramatic body camera video of the Wednesday night attack with officers yelling for a tourniquet. Shea called attacks on police over the past week a deeply troubling trend and said,"This is a pattern that has been growing and has reached a fever pitch."Sign Up
Bust the cop union and fire all the cops and start over. Suspending won’t solve the problems
Good start.
If suspension is all they’re going to face then they’ll continue to behave unacceptably in the future just as the have many times in the past.
That’s why they are resigning!
I would like to shake their hand and thank them for their job.
Some of the worst crime in the country ... no one is going to be safe in NYC without their great police force
Policing doesn't mean attacking. It doesn't mean ur a god. It doesn't mean citizens don't have rights. Police are paid by the citizens they're supposed to protect. They are there to protect and SERVE. They don't understand what they r supposed to do. Fire the evil, Hire honorable
Fire them! Fire them NOW! BlackLivesMatter
This death was hard to watch. People on death row have a more humane execution than that man received...and then he didn't get to face his accusers. He was robbed of his rights as an American.
They should all quit
Enough of Chuck Todd. Too much Chuck. More Nicole
Did he misspell fired?
The cruelty of the police during the protests is proving that George Floyd’s killer was an prime example of how the police act.
We need to change the law enforcement mindset. The think and acted like the population were the enemy. If they don't change we will be. Better vetting in selection. Better training post selection. Real and vissable oversight and accountability. Serve and PROTECT.
May my blackness shine bright tonight and the world can see that I gather here for my execution you can only ask what does it mean to be born black? well, be a marshmallow over a campfire © Rudel Simon
so Americans should not be arrested for some times have violent interactions with cops?
And then they can go home and beat their wives...
That's pathetic. Stop being violent and they'll keep their job - they're supposed to be PUBLIC SERVANTS.
Seriously? Take out 'sometime' and you've got a headline you wimps. MSNBC
If I was on the Job.... NYPD and this was being looked into. I would resign and get a job in a. Smaller town somewhere in a Republican Runned state!! They don’t need this BS!
Let’s get real. The police unions protect bad cops and they’ll continue because they aren’t held accountable. My dad is a 74 yr old retired Detroit police officer and even he agrees the unions are royally fucking up protecting these bad cops.
Suspension is not enough,they need to be charged for assault. Police assault should be punished harder than a civilian assaulting an officer. The officer is supposed to be trained, equipped and able to deal with an assault.
All!!!
It is as if, once released from the pretense that they didn’t abuse citizens, the police gave full flower to their hatred and violence and visited it upon the bodies of anyone within reach. May This be the death rattle of hateful, racist, policing in America
Could face❓
Fire they Asses
'Sometimes violent interactions.' Right. I guess if de Blasio says it.
Lawsuits.Take the BAD COP badges away.
'could'
Could
Why aren't they being fired and stripped of their f****** pensions?
Fire them. Completely rebuild the police department. Focus on nonviolence and de-escalation. Stop attracting psycho, wanna be KKK and murders into the PD by not making it so easy to murder people
They Should Shoot Looters on the Spot but Enforce the Law Because of Mayor/Governor Orders to Let it Burn?
Peaceful protesters protesting the very thing that is a happening to them in real time. It’s disgusting! There are many tapes all over Twitter! Shouldn’t be hard to find NYGovCuomo NYCMayor no excuses! Some protesters may have medical issues but want to show their support!
Nah! Prison sounds about right
Fired
When is New York going to grow some balls and arrest the rioters?
People protesting the death of George Floyd are sometimes rioting and looting.
“Could”
Idiot Democrats in office-just like during Obama’s administration all the anti Leo rhetoric that inspired violence against police - look at the Leo killed during these looting the media doesn’t care! They just want to make trump look bad
the cops have consistently been overwhelmingly violent to protestors
They are setup for failure and the Mayor knows it. That is why he doesn’t want to call up the National Guard, bc he knows they will succeed and the photo ops won’t be to his agenda.
Good!
Pump that narrative fake news!
So many officers are on constant power trips. Cops killed a white guy the same way they did GeorgeFlyod
They aren't being suspended for their 'sometime violent interactions' it's for their VIOLENT INTERACTIONS. 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻
Suspended. Rinse and repeat.
They should be FIRED not suspended.
You mean violent interactions with rioters.
A week to rest up before going back out and smashing heads. That should fix the problem.
You used 'some' twice in one sentence. gfy. Repost this and remove the godd*mn word 'sometimes' right f'n now.
Fire. Them. No more suspensions. No more excuses for their violence. Hold them accountable and take them off the streets.
Some?! Most of the NYPD ought to be suspended WITHOUT PAY, and then PROSECUTED FOR THE CRIMES they committed. ARREST them. They are NOT supposed to be above the law! Suspension alone is a JOKE. NO MORE TOLERANCE for violent thug cops!
Fire their asses!!!
Suspend? Gee, I wonder if they’ll suspend the cop stabbed in the neck by a “peaceful protester”....or the three cops hurt helping the stabbed officer....Those running NYC are a clown show...
Just bullshit
Fire them.
Awesome. Now arrest the rioters.
The NYPD officers should be given awards because of the abuse they face form these thugs.
Let me accelerate an SUV through a barricade with people behind it. See if I'm not in jail.
Well they are going to have auto do a lot more of it tomorrow. Another brutal night in NY. Shame
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