Re: Death of Eric Garner from NYPD Encounter, Chokehold
In response to the death of Eric Garner who was put in a chokehold by a NYPD officer, Communities United for Police Reform released the following statement from spokesperson Joo-Hyun Kang.
“We applaud the appointment of Richard D. Emery as chair of the Civilian Complaint Review Board. His strong, consistent commitment to justice has challenged government action when necessary and fought to uphold the fundamental civil rights of New Yorkers. His track record includes a significant history challenging NYPD brutality and misconduct, as well as participation in efforts to hold police accountable to the public. We look forward to working with him in his new role to ensure that the CCRB becomes a more effective entity.”
“Justice has been upheld with the court rejecting the baseless legal arguments advanced by NYPD unions and the former Bloomberg administration against city law that prohibits bias-based police profiling. New Yorkers know that it should be unlawful for police to target them solely based on who they are – whether race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, housing or immigration status – and today the court confirmed it.”
Communities United for Police Reform released a new report – Priori
STATEMENT FROM COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR POLICE REFORM
Re: Recent Spate of NYPD Officers Involved in Alcohol-Related Shootings and DWIs
“These unfortunate incidents highlight the reality that a lack of accountability at the NYPD has enabled a culture in which some officers believe they are above the law. The long-term task of establishing meaningful accountability for the police department is essential to repairing the relationship between communities and the NYPD.”
BACKGROUND
“We applaud Mayor de Blasio for taking a more productive approach and positive steps by agreeing to drop Bloomberg-era legal challenges to stop-and-frisk reforms and establishing an adequately funded inspector general's office. Stop-and-frisk abuses and discriminatory policing are engrained problems with long legacies of damage to the relationship between communities and police.
“Today’s appointment of Philip Eure as the first NYPD inspector general is a step towards beginning the process of ensuring true accountability and oversight for the NYPD, something that has been absent in our city. Members of the Communities United for Police Reform campaign and allies strongly advocated for the establishment of this position because we know that the NYPD cannot police itself.
In response to the City Council Committee on Public Safety’s Preliminary Budget hearing that featured testimony from the NYPD, Communities United for Police Reform released the following statement from spokesperson Priscilla Gonzalez.
In response to Mayor de Blasio announcing that the city will end the lawsuit – initiated by the previous administration – challenging the Community Safety Act law (Local Law 71) that prohibits ‘bias-based’ police profiling, Communities United for Police Reform released the following statement from spokesperson Joo-Hyun Kang.
