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Crazy Woke: “It hurts people when they see a white man bouncing a brown baby on their lap”

Posted by Elizabeth Bauer on July 07, 2020 129 Comments

Over the holiday weekend, I was alerted, via the Conor Friedersdorf twitter feed, to the a meeting that took place on Zoom and was recorded for posterity, of an advisory local school council in Manhattan:

https://twitter.com/CBSEveningNews/status/1265417827697246218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1265417827697246218%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2020%2F07%2F06%2Famy-cooper-charged-misdemeanor-false-charges-christian-cooper-central-park%2F

Woman Who Called Police on Black Man in Central Park Faces Misdemeanor

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 06, 2020 45 Comments

Amy Cooper went viral on Memorial Day after bird watcher Christian Cooper filmed her freaking out on him because he caught her with her dog unleashed. She called the police and told them an African-American male was threatening her and her dog.

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1278226800317919234

NYPD Taunted by Protesters: ‘Black Judas,’ ‘You Guys Go to Clown College’

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 02, 2020 58 Comments

Protesters continue to occupy City Hall after the City Council didn't meet their demands in the NYPD budget cuts. Videos show the protesters taunting the police officers. One black man called the black cop a "black Judas."

Appeals Court frees Molotov Cocktail Lawyers on bail and home confinement

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2020 57 Comments

On June 5, 2020, we reported that Appeals Court Orders Molotov Cocktail Lawyers Back to Jail:

Two Brooklyn-based lawyers facing federal charges for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails into a NYPD cruiser during the riots are back in federal custody after an appeals court reversed the bail decision.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a3bEa0ID0M

NYC Mayor de Blasio, City Council Pass Budget That Cuts $1 Billion From NYPD

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 01, 2020 28 Comments

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council passed the city's $88.1 billion budget, which includes slashing $1 billion from the NYPD.

Gun Violence in New York and Other Cities Reaching Levels Not Seen in Decades

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 24, 2020 39 Comments

As multiple American cities debate "defunding" the police, violent crimes are already on the rise. This should have been as predictable as the rising sun, yet some media outlets seem surprised.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyI1ynxDrT4

NYC American Museum of Natural History Removing Teddy Roosevelt Statue

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 22, 2020 57 Comments

If you're going to remove statues then put them in museums. The Teddy Roosevelt statue is outside of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, but still. The museum has decided to remove the statue.

Report: Shootings “Unexpectedly” Rise As NYC Eliminates Anti-Crime Units

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 21, 2020 38 Comments

As Kemberlee blogged earlier this week, New York City decided to eliminate its plain clothes anti-crime units. To no one's surprise, the effort is already a disaster as shootings in the city have surged.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I26neBjcs8M

NYPD Might Call in Sick on July 4th to Give NYC ‘Independence’ from Police

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 20, 2020 31 Comments

Some people in the NYPD are apparently sick of all the anti-police sentiment out there today. A couple of flyers being passed around by officers suggest that members of the force call in sick on July 4th to give the city the independence from police it apparently craves. There are so many ways such a thing could go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jfN1kXPiak

Man Accused of Shoving Elderly Woman in NYC has Been Arrested Over 100 Times Since 2005

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 17, 2020 31 Comments

Police told many New York media outlets that Rashid Brimmage, the man accused of shoving an elderly woman into a fire hydrant in NYC, has been arrested more than 100 times.

NYPD to Eliminate Plainclothes Anti-Crime Units

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 15, 2020 35 Comments

Monday, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea announced that plainclothes crime units will be disbanded and all officers will be reassigned.

De Blasio Instructs Tracers Not to Ask New Coronavirus Patients if They Attended Protests

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 15, 2020 32 Comments

The City reported that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio instructed "test and tracers" not to ask anyone who tests positive for the Wuhan coronavirus if they attended any of the protests or riots in response to the death of George Floyd.

https://nypost.com/2020/06/11/nypd-lieutenant-apologizes-for-kneeling-alongside-protesters/

NYPD Lieutenant Apologizes For Taking A Knee To Protesters: “I know I made the wrong decision”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 11, 2020 68 Comments

The decision of police officers to take a knee based on heckling from the woke mobs is obviously an individual one. We've seen New York City's top uniformed cop take a knee, and most of us cringed. We've seen cops washing the feet of black "faith leaders," and most of us cringed. Likewise, we cheer when a police officer asserts that he kneels for no one but God.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP5DsFntMNI

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