The NBPP and NOI can provide security for the DNC.
Via NY Daily News
The head of the Sergeants Benevolent Association has come out against the mayor’s plans for the Democratic National Convention in Brooklyn, citing the rise in shootings, the perception among cops that City Hall doesn’t have their backs and stalled contract talks.
“Morale is at an all- time low,” SBA president Ed Mullins told the Daily News.
“It isn’t fair to burden the NYPD with this because the mayor wants to be on a national stage. We don’t feel supported by the mayor and there’s a spike in shootings.”
Shootings are up around 13% compared to this time last year, but crime overall in the city is down, including a 12% drop in homicides.
The sergeants union has launched a media blitz, with full-page ads blasting the mayor’s DNC plans and calling on Democrats to “choose another venue.”
“This is a matter of public safety, and what’s good for New Yorkers,” Mullins said of the union’s decision to run the ad.
After the death of Eric Garner in police custody in Staten Island, he said many cops feel “second guessed, judged, and videotaped.”
Citing the possibility of arrests of protesters if the convention is held here, Mullins asked: “Are you going to say these are minor crimes, we shouldn’t be doing it?”