Police Reform Campaign Responds to NYPD Commissioner Bratton’s Attack on City Council Members Supporting Reform

“Democracy and legislative oversight may be inconvenient for Mr. Bratton’s dictatorial wants, but as the appointee of an elected official within that system of government he must respect them. His personal and unprofessional attack against the elected representatives of New Yorkers demonstrates an unwillingness to debate on the actual substance of policy reforms, which have been recommended as best practice by a national task force on policing led by police chiefs and criminal justice experts from across the country. His diversionary attack doesn’t change the fact that the Right to Know Act is also supported by a majority in the City Council, New Yorkers most impacted by abusive, discriminatory policing in communities across the city, dozens of rabbis and faith leaders, LGBTQ organizations, and community groups that hold New York City’s neighborhoods together.  If the police commissioner’s condescending language, tone and opposition to reforms supported by communities represents the de Blasio administration’s effort to bring police and community together, then the city is clearly moving in the wrong direction.”

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About Communities United for Police Reform: Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) is an unprecedented campaign to end discriminatory policing practices in New York, and to build a lasting movement that promotes public safety and policing practices based on cooperation and respect– not discriminatory targeting and harassment. CPR brings together a movement of community members, lawyers, researchers and activists to work for change. The partners in this campaign come from all 5 boroughs, from all walks of life and represent many of those unfairly targeted the most by the NYPD. CPR is fighting for reforms that will promote community safety while ensuring that the NYPD protects and serves all New Yorkers.

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