In an op-ed, Daily Mail editor-at-large Piers Morgan strongly criticizes NYPD officers and addresses New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has come under fire for publicly denouncing the grand jury decision in the Eric Garner case, advising him, “don’t apologise for spelling out the reality of the Eric Garner case.
“It was an incident that shamed the NYPD, shamed New York, and shamed America.
“It was also another clear message to New York’s Black community that you have to be very careful when interacting with certain rogue members of the NYPD. To pretend otherwise is to ignore what we all saw on that hideous video.”
A team of NYPD officers’ use of excessive force and chokehold contributed to the death of Eric Garner, who was unarmed, for allegedly selling loose, untaxed cigarettes on July 17, 2014.
Morgan also points out de Blasio is the type of mayor the city needs. “You are what New York needs. It’s one of the most multicultural cities on Earth, and with your Black wife and two Black children, you are perfectly placed to understand and articulate the particular issues such a multicultural society creates.”
Morgan has taken a bold step in defense of de Blasio. NYPD has abused their power against Blacks and Hispanics. Instead of protecting and serving, the officers who swore to protect the citizens are protesting and doing the city a disservice by refusing to do their jobs in spite of the fact that they receive a paycheck to perform as well as turning their backs on de Blasio at public events.
He adds, “A disturbing New York Daily News investigation last month revealed that at least 179 people have been killed by the NYPD in the last 15 years.
“Where race was known, 86 percent were either Black or Hispanic.
“Twenty-seven percent of those killed were unarmed.”
