2 minutes 20 seconds. Of terror. Dozens of transit police officers. Guns drawn. People fleeing. All to arrest a young man sitting down, his hands in the air, doing nothing. This is a militarized police out of control. And they hired 500 more for the subway.
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Direct your outrage at @NYGovCuomo. Last month he announced hiring 500 new MTA cops: “A rider has a right not to be harassed, to be threatened, to be subjected to intolerable conditions.” Who would have thought militarizing police in the subways would produce that exact result?
Some math:
500 new cops X
$42,500 starting NYPD salary
=$21,250,000 more to arrest people for inability to afford subway fare.
If Governor instead redirected that budget to the 50k people arrested/ticketed in 2018, each could get $425 to afford subway. patch.com/new-york/new-y…
500 new cops X
$42,500 starting NYPD salary
=$21,250,000 more to arrest people for inability to afford subway fare.
If Governor instead redirected that budget to the 50k people arrested/ticketed in 2018, each could get $425 to afford subway. patch.com/new-york/new-y…
Direct your outrage at @NYGovCuomo. Last month he announced hiring 500 new MTA cops: “A rider has a right not to be harassed, to be threatened, to be subjected to intolerable conditions.” Who would have thought militarizing police in the subways would produce this exact result?
Some math:
500 new cops X
$42,500 starting NYPD salary
=$21,250,000 more to arrest people for inability to afford subway fare.
If Governor instead redirected that budget to the 50k people arrested/ticketed in 2018, each could get $425 to afford subway. patch.com/new-york/new-y…
500 new cops X
$42,500 starting NYPD salary
=$21,250,000 more to arrest people for inability to afford subway fare.
If Governor instead redirected that budget to the 50k people arrested/ticketed in 2018, each could get $425 to afford subway. patch.com/new-york/new-y…
My opinion: It shouldn’t matter. He was sitting down. Hands in the air. Compliant. Nothing justified this level of force. Pick your crime. It’s unnecessary no matter what.
To all those who, somehow, think this egregious use of force was justified, or looking for something the young man did to make this okay, or think 500 new cops in subways is a good thing, read this. A mom on the trauma of her 2 young boys on that train.
