Tag Archives: New York City

No good Blacks for Chief Bratton (Updated) | #NYPD and #BlackLivesMatter on Blog#42

In an interview, Chief William Bratton implied there just aren’t enough respectable Blacks who would pass muster under the NYPD’s  pre-employment background check requirements, and he credits his broken windows policing success. Isn’t that convenient? Continue reading No good Blacks for Chief Bratton (Updated) | #NYPD and #BlackLivesMatter on Blog#42

Analysis: “Blood on the hands…” | #BlackLivesMatter

Using the expression “blood on the hands,” Pat Lynch, the head of the NYPD’s largest union, blamed Eric Garner protesters as well as his own mayor for the murder of two of his fellow officers. Never once did Lynch pause in his tirade to mention what, in the first place, led to the protests or his union’s part in fomenting civil unrest. Continue reading Analysis: “Blood on the hands…” | #BlackLivesMatter