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-War on Police-
Andrew Cuomo blames cops getting pelted with water buckets, belittles ‘impotent’ NYPD as wimps
2019-08-08
Whose stupid rules of engagement were they abiding by, pray tell?
[BIZPACREVIEW] Andrew Sonny Cuomo, the Democratic governor of New York State, slammed NYC coppers for being restrained when street thugs pelted them with buckets and doused them with water two weeks ago.

There were four separate incidents in Harlem, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, where thugs pelted NYC cops with water, and threw buckets at the officers’ heads. Cuomo says the cops should have fought back when they were assaulted instead of walking away.
He would be one of the first and loudest demanding their firings if they did. Lying F'n Hypocrite
Naturally, Cuomo ignores that the Democratic Party’s nonstop anti-police rhetoric has emboldened criminals and handcuffed cops’ ability to react properly, especially where minorities are involved.

Police are afraid of being falsely accused of racism and being fired, doxxed, and sued for "discrimination" simply for doing their jobs.

Cuomo told WAMC radio in Albany, New York that the NYPD officers who walked away when they were being doused with water were "impotent." He also called the numerous water-assault incidents "one of the most disturbing and embarrassing actions I’ve seen."

Cuomo placed the blame on NYC’s Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio
...cryptocommie mayor of New York and for some reason a Dem candidate for president in 2020. Corrupt and incompetent, his qualifications for office seem to consist of being married to a black woman, with whom he honeymooned in Cuba. He has a preppy-looking son named Dante, whose Divine Comedy involved getting his back hair up when a police car drove past him slowly...
(who has long promoted anti-police rhetoric) and the NYPD itself.

"I look to the training and the policies of the police department that would’ve instructed them to act that way," Cuomo said. "The training has to be, you don’t turn around and get back in the car and drive away. You literally make law enforcement ineffective and impotent, and that hurts everyone."
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Posted by:Fred

#14  It's really too bad he's not running for president. It would be fun hearing DJT refer to him as "Mr. Cummo..."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-08-08 20:19  

#13  What I meant was that the recruitment and selection policies often carry within them stipulations that want pansy boy scouts instead of sheep dogs. Indian police have their own shortcomings, but they can be depended upon to break heads because nobody will even slap their wrists after.

Of course, Panda. It would be a good thing if that was the city police. It was the paramilitary units (central reserve police force) that you saw stationed. The regular LE is always done by local PDs.

Only in matters of emergency, or for guarding an event or gathering are the CRPF mobilized. In India they're always busy, either guarding tourists/visiting dignitaries or kicking down doors in case of domestic terror. And the rationale you gave is correct, plus the legally tactical advantage in the language divide. A great linguistic chasm that allows for ;

"I wouldn't know if he was trying to surrender, Judge. I speak Tamil not Punjabi. He should've just put the stick down."

Posted by: Dron66046   2019-08-08 14:20  

#12  Almost sounds as if he wants the city to be overrun by punks.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2019-08-08 12:55  

#11  Take away dah Mayor's and Guv's armed guards as a scientific experiment. Write a report on conclusions and recommendations and publish.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2019-08-08 10:48  

#10  Why don't Cuomo de Blasio try putting put on the blue uniform and go into some of these districts where the NYPD patrols? Let's see how much they have to say then. Talk is cheap.
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-08-08 10:18  

#9  Ref #12:. Mrs. Panda nailed it. Pretty much SOP for internal defense issues.

Posted by: Besoeker   2019-08-08 09:54  

#8  Selection and recruitment of policemen matters a great deal and becomes evident only in the later stages of a city-wide malignancy. This is true for police in any part of the world.

Really? Explain then why India stations police from from one part of the country, in areas that they don't originate from? On one of my first trips to India I noticed that the various police stations had housing compounds adjacent to them.

I asked my wife what the deal was, she said that the police stationed there were all from other parts of the country, that way they didn't have any relationship or attachment to the local populace and therefore no compunction against cracking heads. Do you think that is a good thing?
Posted by: Omert Panda2501   2019-08-08 09:25  

#7  Guess who's house isn't going to be protected when robbed?
Posted by: DarthVader   2019-08-08 09:22  

#6  for certain values of "civilization"
Posted by: Mercutio   2019-08-08 08:40  

#5  ...some civilizations react differently.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-08-08 07:06  

#4  Police are afraid of being falsely accused of

The gravestone of this civilization shall read:

"Here lies the civilization that conquered moons, erased diseases, inequality (largely), and once dreamed to get to the stars. Ironically it was empowerment that tethered them to their basest condition. Of perpetual fear.
"

Selection and recruitment of policemen matters a great deal and becomes evident only in the later stages of a city-wide malignancy. This is true for police in any part of the world.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-08-08 05:13  

#3  It's really just an application of Niven's rules.

Rule 1. Don't throw shit at an armed man.
Rule 2. Don't stand next to someone throwing shit at an armed man.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2019-08-08 03:46  

#2  The above two troll comments (most likely deleted by the time you read this) are spital from one Michael Millerman, an associate liberal who pumps mush intn young peoples minds at a university of lowest possïble learning.
Posted by: Varmint Splat1454   2019-08-08 02:34  

#1  The answer is immediate, lethal gunfire. You are throwing something, you get shot. When the meat wagon comes to take the dead guy, they'll figure out his 'intentions'.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2019-08-08 00:39  

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