New York Announces Plan to Reform Police “Racist Practices”

New York, Mar 5 (EFE) .- The city of New York unveiled this Friday a project to “undo the legacy and the damage caused by racist police practices”, denounced during the wave of protests that broke out in May throughout the country after the murder of the black citizen George Floyd at the hands of a white policeman.
“We must go further to address the damaging legacy of racist policing. These reforms will restore trust and responsibility to create a police force that is reflective of the communities it serves,” said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, at a press conference.
Today’s announcement comes a day after the chief political officer of the Police, Dermot Shea, apologized for this behavior.
“We have to acknowledge this truth and I do. And we must acknowledge the historic role of the NYPD in the mistreatment of communities of color. I am sorry. Our challenge today is to ensure that we will not participate in or tolerate any other inequalities or injustice. We have years of constant reform and we must continue, “Shea said Thursday.
The new initiative, which will enter a period of public discussion before its approval, consists of 36 proposals and five main objectives.
Transparency and accountability; representation and community association; recognition and ongoing review of the racist practices of the NYPD today and throughout its history; The decriminalization of poverty and the creation of a resilient, diverse and supportive police force are the foundations of this draft.
On February 25, De Blasio announced the appointment of an African-American officer, Rodney Harrison, as the city’s new police chief.
“We have to bring this whole city to a better place in 2021, that means the police and the community work together because we know this works, we have seen it for six years in a row, in which the crimes were reduced. We have to do it another one. time, “De Blasio said at Harrison’s naming ceremony.

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