Acknowledging the increase in video capturing officers being brutal, Police Commissioner William Bratton said Thursday that some of his officers are racists and that he wants to fire them. NY1′s Dean Meminger filed the following report.
In the straightforward style he’s known for, Police Commissioner William Bratton didn’t bite his tongue in front of his highest-ranking officers. He told them some police officers are racist and can’t be trusted, and they must go.
“We will aggressively seek to get those out of the department who should not be here,” Bratton said. “The brutal, the corrupt, the racist, the incompetent.”
New York City Police Department leaders pointed to several videos showing police officers being brutal or, at the very least, not following guidelines.
“There are some in the organization who shouldn’t be here. They’re not the right fit for the NYPD of 2014,” Bratton said.
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Resembling a major corporate meeting, 800 police bosses were told to take the messages of warning and praise back to their commands.
The gathering was held inside the new $ 800 million police academy in Queens. Police unions, court monitors overseeing the department, city lawyers and prosecutors were also invited.
“I think what he is saying is, it’s not enough to just say, ‘Hey, we’re doing much better.’ It’s now to focus own why we’re doing better, and very specifically, how we can work more closely with partners,” said Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.
“For the most part, the NYPD has down an extraordinary job in terms of reducing crime, and we’re excited to be a part of the partnership that exists,” said Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.
Bratton did say the NYPD should be proud because crime continues to hit all-time lows.
“We just had, in August and September, the two months with the lowest numbers of shootings in the modern history of the department,” Bratton said. “So the shootings that had been up earlier in the year is trending down.”
Bratton said he will be unveiling new initiatives by the end of the year and that there will more support and training for officers.
The opening of the new police academy in Queens is behind schedule, but police officials said they hope some officers will be training here by January.
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