Posted on 06/10/2020 4:41:30 PM PDT by NoLibZone
The focus of so much of the recent George Floyd protests has been on police violence against demonstrators and others, but in New York City, the union that represents NYPD detectives is turning the tables.
"If you assault a New York City Detective and there are no consequences from the criminal justice system, we have to have other means to protect our detectives," said Paul DiGiacomo, president of the Detectives' Endowment Association, which has represented some 19,000 current and former detectives. He vowed to sue any protestor, rioter or looter who attacked its members.
"It's heart-wrenching because they are out there doing a job under very difficult circumstances, trying to protect the innocent people that are protesting while the criminal element is within that group, assaulting, looting and victimizing not only police officers and detectives out there, but also the people of the city."
The first lawsuit has been filed against a looting suspect accused of stealing items from a pharmacy in Manhattan and who allegedly attacked Detective Joseph Nicolosi. The detective claimed he was injured in the struggle when the 19-year-old suspect resisted arrest.
"They've had urine thrown at them, rocks thrown at them, shot at, assaulted. I don't know how much more they could take a day of putting up with a lot out there. And, you know, they are the finest in the world and they are doing a fabulous job, but they are being demonized by the elected officials," DiGiacomo said.
It's unclear if the lawsuits will succeed -- especially with laws in place protecting police.
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This is fun!
Jury trial in NYC?
Youll lose everytime.
I root for both of them to lose.
Law and order is possible with a less powerful police union, just as education is possible with a less powerful teachers union.
Not "no union," because policing is a tough and often thankless job where legal gangs look for an excuse to target the police. But, protection of bad cops, and huge pension run-ups based on 100-hour last-year weeks of detail work have to end, too.
Some Rat Party appointee will surely put a stop to that.
It’s worth it, win or lose. Being sued is a long-lasting pain, even for terrorists. These trust fund babies, despite living in Mommy’s basement, will suffer for their first time in their pampered lives.
Good. The police union is horrible but the City is worse.
Police should be able to sue the leftards that target them. Turnabout is fair play.
NYC needs Tom Selleck to take over the PD for realz.
If communities continue to allow this disrespect and treatment of police officers they’ll find those same people doing it likewise to them.
If communities continue to allow this disrespect and treatment of police officers they’ll find those same people doing it likewise to them.
Just the mention of “I’ll see you in a civil small claims court”, scares the you know what out of bullies employed by the city/county and even state/
The police unions can sue, but without a conviction, the perp can file for bankruptcy and be free and clear.
If you are not allowed to sue looters, arsonists and those who assault the police with rocks, bricks, pieces of metal, etc., then SUE THEM as much and as long as you can.
Make them identify themselves, their radical affiliations, who funds them, etc. in Interrogatories and Depositions. Expose them for all the see and know who the enemies of America are.
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