STATEMENT FROM COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR POLICE REFORM

“While New Yorkers mourn Eric Garner’s death and demand justice, the same police unions that have consistently stood against common sense reforms are wildly lashing out and making appalling statements that blame and criminalize victims of abusive policing to distract from the real facts and issues. The truth is that they failed to protect officers, and thus the public, from a NYPD quota system that contributed to the explosion of stop-and-frisk abuses. Officers should not be in the position of having to implement hyper-aggressive enforcement of minor infractions that doesn’t promote safety, and communities of color should not be targeted by practices that promote racial profiling for the benefit of a quota system. It’s only right for the NYPD to have zero tolerance for police brutality and the department must be accountable to the New Yorkers it is tasked with protecting and serving. It’s now up to the criminal justice system, Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Bratton to make a change, provide justice, and send a message that police brutality will not be tolerated with real accountability.”

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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