NYC Mayor Revives Controversial Anti-Crime NYPD Unit, Warns Public About Recording Actions Of Police [VIDEO]

March 17, 2022 Democrats, Police

Politico reports:

Mayor Eric Adams rolled out a controversial new NYPD unit Wednesday dedicated to getting guns off the streets, fulfilling a campaign pledge to revamp and revive a team that was disbanded over concerns about police brutality.  Adams welcomed the new anti-gun unit at the city’s Police Academy in Queens — vowing not to repeat the mistakes of the past, but also promising to have cops’ backs even if their actions generate complaints.

“Promise made, promise kept,” he said Wednesday. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration made the decision to scrap the unit as protests swept the city and the country after the death of George Floyd, citing its history of involvement in shootings of civilians and excessive force complaints. Anti-crime units were involved in the NYPD killings of Eric Garner in 2014 and Amadou Diallo in 1994.

The New York Daily News reports:



New Yorkers who use their cell phones to record cops often get so close to the action they create a “dangerous environment,” Mayor Adams said Wednesday. “There’s a proper way to police and there’s a proper way to document,” Adams said.

“If your iPhone can’t catch that picture with you being at a safe distance, then you need to upgrade your iPhone,” said the mayor. “Stop being on top of my police officers while they’re carrying out their jobs. That is not acceptable and it won’t be tolerated.”

“I’m not going to put these men and women on the front line and have someone put a phone in their face while they’re taking action and try to critique their ability to do their job and allow the noise to determine that they’re not doing their job correctly,” the mayor said.

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