EDITORIAL
STOP DIVISION AND
EMBRACE CHANGE
Here are two opinions that we believe every
New Yorker should embrace.
First, we need reform at the NYPD and other
police departments across the country to end
inequality and police brutality.
Second, we need to support the men and women at
the NYPD who bear the responsibility of keeping us
safe.T
hese are not contradictory thoughts, nor are they
mutually exclusive. In fact, one can’t work without the
other in order to establish a safer, more just New York.
And yet, that seemed to be completely lost upon
demonstrators who took to the streets this weekend in
Queens.
The “Back the Blue” movement claimed that they
marched in support of the NYPD. They were met by
counter-protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement,
and that’s when the ugliness surfaced.
Peaceful protest devolved into a childish spectacle
filled with protesters trying to shout each other down,
with some on the “Back the Blue” side resorting to racist
epithets to make their point. Ironically, the cops
present at the protests did their best to keep the affairs
from turning into something worse.
And what was gained from this nonsense? Did either
side really advance their respective cause? No. If
anything, there was just more bad blood, more embitterment,
more entrenchment — none of the things this
city can afford at the moment.
After weeks of protests across New York, the Black
Lives Matter movement has made clear just how many
New Yorkers are hurting from decades of injustice and
police brutality. They want a better city, and we can’t
ignore that.
While the Back the Blue movement wants the city to
support those who risk their lives to protect others every
day, they seem more keen on asserting their opinion
rather than acknowledging the grim reality of police
brutality and racial injustice in the city and country.
We should support the NYPD. And because we
should support the NYPD, we should also want them to
be the best they can be. That means embracing the call
for reform that puts an end to injustice, improves law
enforcement efforts, keeps our city safe and avoids the
wanton brutality that has gone on for decades.
New Yorkers should put aside their differences and
rally behind a cause for peace, justice and equality —
and in support of an NYPD that better serves this city
“with liberty and justice for all.”
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The scene in Bayside, where Black Lives Matter protesters clashed with pro-police demonstrators.
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