A procession carrying the physique of the police officer that was fatally shot on Jan. 21.
Christopher Sadowski
After making political hay by attacking the NYPD and pushing to defund — or “reimagine” — the division, a few of the metropolis’s most vocal progressive Democrats are praising cops within the wake of Friday night time’s tragic police capturing.
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
June 30, 2020:
“By simply saying we’re hiring extra cops I believe is sending the flawed message.”
Friday night time:
“These males answered a plea for assist, each risked and one misplaced their life, all whereas making an attempt to guard one other New Yorker’s security as numerous officers throughout our metropolis do every day.”
State Legal professional Normal Letitia James
April 16, 2021:
“We have to speak in regards to the historical past of policing, which is embedded in racism, going again to the slave commerce, the slave code, black code, et cetera.”
Friday night time:
“All of New York state is in mourning tonight…We pray for the security of our police and our communities.”
Comptroller Brad Lander
June 9, 2020:
“It's time to defund the police and reimagine our public security infrastructure.”
Friday night time:
“A 22-year-old NYPD officer has died & one other is combating for his life. Praying for his restoration. Our hearts are with their family members and colleagues”
Councilmember Shahana Hanif (D-Brooklyn)
Jan. 21, 2020
“Extra police received’t hold us protected.”
Saturday morning (retweet):
“Heartbroken by final night time’s capturing in Harlem, and the violent begin to the yr.”
Assemblymember Robert Carroll (D-Brooklyn)
June 8, 2020
“Our streets have been over policed & black/brown People over criminalized.”
Saturday morning:
“RIP Officer Jason Rivera. Your service won't be forgotten. As New Yorkers, we have to come collectively as one.”
Councilmember Kristin Richardson Jordan (D-Manhattan)
Jan. 2, 2022
“NYPD remains to be the most important gang in New York Metropolis”
Friday night time:
“I'm saddened; a lack of one is a loss to the entire, because it creates ripples and ripples of ache. I stand with the households of the fallen.”
Councilmember Lincoln Restler (D-Brooklyn)
June 30, 2020:
“To pay for a brand new police class on this price range is a slap within the face to the motion demanding transformation.”
Friday night time (retweet):
“Tonight, we mourn the lack of a hero officer — a son, husband, and buddy.”
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