Posted on 06/28/2015 12:41:47 PM PDT by Lorianne
Mayor Bill de Blasio, in a sharp shift from his initial objections, is poised to hire nearly 1,300 additional officers for the New York Police Department, a surprising addition in a $78.5 billion budget deal announced by city leaders on Monday night.
The mayor, who has pledged to improve police-community relations, has long been hesitant to hire more officers, saying he felt comfortable with the citys near-record-low level of crime. But his administration has come under intense pressure in recent weeks after a notable increase in homicides and shootings compared with the same period last year.
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And then this jackass will proceed to tie the hands of every one of the new police officers lest they come down too harshly on criminals.
That is nothing compared to the 16,000 IRS agents hired by Obama...
The additional police officers will make it even safer. But be aware what's driving this is not rising crime rate but the fact that a large percentage of the super-rich either already live or are in process of moving to Manhattan, as the unprecedented number of luxury residential high-rises demonstrates.
More police, more laws, more military equipment, more storm troopers under the guise of police. The fascists are getting ready for something
He was forced into this by the City Council.
I’m selling my other stocks and putting the money into Krispy-Kreme...
I doubt there is 1300 honest people in all of New York City..
The slain police officers: Rafael Ramos, 40, left, and Wenjian Liu, 32. Credit New York Police Department
Bo Dietl -- Bill de Blasio Should RESIGN Tomorrow!
Any truth to the rumor they will be armed with only Nerf billy clubs?
Reality bites, doesn’t it leftists?
Straight White men need not apply.
The additional police officers will make it even safer.
Tell that to Akai Gurley
How many of those will be muslim?
Why now? Gotham is already lost under this clown.
They will NOT, however, be allowed to carry those Naughty guns.
Surely they’ll be recruiting a certain type of personnel “profile” for these jobs. These new purple cops will do just what DiCommio wants them to.
LOL - I see the New York Times is impressed... they are such fools.
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