Mayor de Blasio Poised to Hire Nearly 1,300 Police Officers

New York Times ^ | 22 June 2015 | Michael M. Grynbaum, Matt Flegehheimer

[Lorianne]

Mayor Bill de Blasio, in a sharp shift from his initial objections, is poised to hire nearly 1,300 additional officers for the New York Police Department, a surprising addition in a $78.5 billion budget deal announced by city leaders on Monday night.

The mayor, who has pledged to improve police-community relations, has long been hesitant to hire more officers, saying he felt comfortable with the city’s near-record-low level of crime. But his administration has come under intense pressure in recent weeks after a notable increase in homicides and shootings compared with the same period last year.

[EinNYC]

And then this jackass will proceed to tie the hands of every one of the new police officers lest they come down too harshly on criminals.

[Jan_Sobieski]

That is nothing compared to the 16,000 IRS agents hired by Obama...

[SamAdams76]

Despite the mostly inept and corrupt leadership since Giuliani left office, NYC is still one of the safest places in the world to be.

The additional police officers will make it even safer. But be aware what's driving this is not rising crime rate but the fact that a large percentage of the super-rich either already live or are in process of moving to Manhattan, as the unprecedented number of luxury residential high-rises demonstrates.

[realcleanguy]

More police, more laws, more military equipment, more storm troopers under the guise of police. The fascists are getting ready for something

[oblomov]

He was forced into this by the City Council.

[Sooth2222]

I’m selling my other stocks and putting the money into Krispy-Kreme...

[hosepipe]

I doubt there is 1300 honest people in all of New York City..

[Blue Jays]

We share the same opinion. NYC has sufficient police.
I watch for the sleight-of-hand after reading reports like this.
It is typically to disguise something else going on elsewhere.

[SunkenCiv]

The slain police officers: Rafael Ramos, 40, left, and Wenjian Liu, 32. Credit New York Police Department

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Bo Dietl -- Bill de Blasio Should RESIGN Tomorrow!

[Veggie Todd]

Any truth to the rumor they will be armed with only Nerf billy clubs?

[A_Former_Democrat]

Reality bites, doesn’t it leftists?

[P-Marlowe]

Straight White men need not apply.

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

The additional police officers will make it even safer.

Tell that to Akai Gurley

[donna]

Are they going to all be Jenner-girls?

[bergmeid]

How many of those will be muslim?

[Parmy]

Why now? Gotham is already lost under this clown.

[Jack Hammer]

They will NOT, however, be allowed to carry those Naughty guns.

[uncitizen]

Surely they’ll be recruiting a certain type of personnel “profile” for these jobs. These new purple cops will do just what DiCommio wants them to.

[GOPJ]

LOL - I see the New York Times is impressed... they are such fools.