Monday, February 15, 2016

MintPress News— In Dangerous Precedent, NYPD Moves To Make Resisting Arrest A Felony


Looks like the mayor can't get the department under control. This is incipient fascism designed to suppress dissent. It's Orwellian.

Bill Bratton needs to be replaced as NYPD commissioner ASAP. Power has gone to his head and he is drunk with it.

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3 comments:

Matt Franko said...

DeBlasio = incompetent

Peter Pan said...

Resisting arrest can be a death sentence.

Random said...

Thank god you yanks have him!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bratton

"Bratton was approached by British Prime Minister David Cameron to become the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner in July 2011, but this was blocked by the Home Office on the grounds that said commissioner must be a British citizen with experience and knowledge of the United Kingdom's laws.[8] Bratton instead was offered an advisor role to the British government, which he accepted in August 2011.[9]"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bratton#United_Kingdom

"On 12 August 2011, Bratton said he was in talks with the British government to become an adviser on controlling the violence that had affected London the prior week. He said he received a phone call from U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, and that he would continue speaking with British officials to formalize an agreement.[22] Cameron initially wanted to appoint Bratton Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis of London, but was overruled by Home Secretary Theresa May, who insisted that only a British citizen should be able to run the Service.[23][24]"