Police in New York will not protect you

[Ark]

Yonkers sergeant who barely intervened in assault put on modified duty

In a series of tweets, Yonkers police condemned the apparent lack of action taken by a female sergeant.

nypost.com

From the video I would have thought this person was unarmed private security. Wow.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I don't think the thread title is really accurate or fair. That particular police officer in NY won't protect you. I don't think you can paint the whole NYPD with that brush.

 

[rhamersley]

Yonkers sergeant who barely intervened in assault put on modified duty

In a series of tweets, Yonkers police condemned the apparent lack of action taken by a female sergeant.

nypost.com

From the video I would have thought this person was unarmed private security. Wow.

 

[Ark]

I don't think the thread title is really accurate or fair. That particular police officer in NY won't protect you. I don't think you can paint the whole NYPD with that brush.

This person didn't just get hired, they got promoted. Speaks to the kind of person who is succeeding in these organizations nowadays.

Yes the department is backtracking, but only because this spectacular failure got caught on video.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Well I guess someone needed to fill rooster's shoes.

 

[Doug]

Police are not required to protect you. That's why, during riots, 911 response time is measured in days.

 

[Alamo]

Those guys were not the least bit afraid of that “police officer” from the git-go. Each of them kicked that dude in the head and she wandered around in circles. Wow.

 

[Creedmoor]

Police are not required to protect you. That's why, during riots, 911 response time is measured in days.

You are your own first responder.

 

[tsm]

This will become SOP in places where defund the police gets implemented and they send out social workers instead of trained officers.

 

[Ark]

Those guys were not the least bit afraid of that “police officer” from the git-go. Each of them kicked that dude in the head and she wandered around in circles. Wow.

Straight up dismissed her as a non-threat.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

One female cop vs. two males acting in concert with each other. What would you suggest she have done?

 

[bobzilla]

One female cop vs. two males acting in concert with each other. What would you suggest she have done?

Tazed one and shot the other? double fist it.

Only here to add humor. Police have no requirement to protect me and I'd be a moron to think that anyone showing up to my rural locale is going to be able to do anything but file the paperwork and call the coroner anyway.

 

[tsm]

One female cop vs. two males acting in concert with each other. What would you suggest she have done?

Admittedly a tough call, but tazer combined with pepper spray, maybe? Was it stated whether she called for backup?

 

[HoughMade]

One female cop vs. two males acting in concert with each other. What would you suggest she have done?

Shoot them, I guess, but it sure doesn't look like she did much.

Anyhoo, a clarification and a counterpoint:

clarification: This was Yonkers, NY, not NYPD.

counterpoint:

Past Recipients of The Police Officer of the Year Award - NY DCJS

www.criminaljustice.ny.gov

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/nyregion/bristol-shooting-officer-iurato-heroism.html

Police officers save woman who fainted and fell onto New York City subway tracks

Dramatic police body-camera video captured two New York City police officers rescuing a woman who collapsed on a subway platform and fell onto the tracks.

abcnews.go.com

Remembering 9/11 - National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

Roll Call 9/11 Fallen Heroes On the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four passenger airliners crashing into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, and a field near Shanksville, PA. A total of 72 law enforcement officers perished on...

nleomf.org

 

[Destro]

This is what non violent de-escalation looks like.

Vote.

 

[actaeon277]

Tazed one and shot the other? double fist it.

Admittedly a tough call, but tazer combined with pepper spray, maybe?

Remember, it's NEW YORK.

 

[bobzilla]

Remember, it's NEW YORK.

You're right.... let me amend that.
"Should have fired 3 mags at the guys striking two passersby and missing them both." Wait, she's no NYPD. Not sure how well Yonkers trains their PD on mag dumps.

 

[Creedmoor]

One female cop vs. two males acting in concert with each other. What would you suggest she have done?

The same thing a male officer would have done.
Now what is it a male officer should have done?

 

[Ark]

You're right.... let me amend that.
"Should have fired 3 mags at the guys striking two passersby and missing them both." Wait, she's no NYPD. Not sure how well Yonkers trains their PD on mag dumps.

Shoot the guy on the ground, the dog across the street, and the cashier

 

[WebSnyper]

That was tough to watch. I'll defer to the LEOs here, but it would certainly seem that force would have been more than justified in this circumstance.

” Spano said in a statement. “We don’t condone aggressive behavior by our police officers, nor do we condone inaction. While this video is open to interpretation, it also is troubling to me."

With guidance as clear as this, I'm not sure what expectations if any are set for these officers.