NY Police Union Boss: Stop Treating Police Like ‘Animals and Thugs’
Posted on AllSides June 9th, 2020
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Presidents of two New York police unions are firing back in defense of police officers amid ongoing protests highlighting police brutality following the death of George Floyd.
During a press conference in New York City on Tuesday, Pat Lynch, president of New York City Police’s Benevolent Association (PBA), and Mike O’Meara, president of New York State Association of PBA, criticized lawmakers’ efforts for police reform.
Lynch accused lawmakers of rushing to pass “packages of bills in the dark of night without even reading them.”
O’Meara also weighed in to defend...
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