- Police may end up responding only to radio calls to avoid being sued - The legislation passed with a wide enough margin to override any veto by Mayor Michael Bloomberg
New York City Police are being warned against proactively policing in response to anti-discrimination legislation passed recently by the city legislature.
The city council last month passed two bills that will make it easier to sue the NYPD for racial profiling, and did so with a veto-proof majority. In response, cops are being told to only answer radio calls and respond to crimes they see taking place – a big change from the proactive policing started in the 1990s under then-mayor Rudy Giuliani.
The first bill, which creates an inspector general to oversee the department, passed 40-11, according to reports. The second bill, which allows people to sue for racial profiling, passed 34-17. The bills garnered the votes needed to override any mayoral veto.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2361482/NYPD-officers-advised-curtail-proactive-policing-response-legislation-making-legal-sue-cops-discrimination.html#ixzz2YsNLPCe0
The city council last month passed two bills that will make it easier to sue the NYPD for racial profiling, and did so with a veto-proof majority. In response, cops are being told to only answer radio calls and respond to crimes they see taking place – a big change from the proactive policing started in the 1990s under then-mayor Rudy Giuliani.
The first bill, which creates an inspector general to oversee the department, passed 40-11, according to reports. The second bill, which allows people to sue for racial profiling, passed 34-17. The bills garnered the votes needed to override any mayoral veto.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2361482/NYPD-officers-advised-curtail-proactive-policing-response-legislation-making-legal-sue-cops-discrimination.html#ixzz2YsNLPCe0
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