We are asking the members of the Guardians Association and Hispanic Society to summon your courage for an urgent purpose and speak about the racism within the NYPD that you have been victims of and observed. We ask you to challenge Patrick Lynch and the PBA’s leadership team to stop the racially coded us versus them rhetoric that is fueling mistrust and tension. . . Speak the truth of being a Black and Latino officer in an NYPD where on your off-duty time, you are susceptible to the same over-policing and discrimination we all suffer. . . Speak the truth about quotas and the way you are asked to police that may not feel quite right, especially in communities of color. . . Together you can denounce Patrick Lynch’s tirade against protestors who understand it is the system that is causing our community so much pain, and who understand that we are taking part in our democratic first amendment right.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 06:31:13 +0000