NYPD Union: Reporters 'Are Not Qualified' to Judge Police
"Your uninformed rhetoric is inflammatory."
In a letter to New York press, NYPD union president Patrick Lynch explained that because reporters had not been police officers, they “are not qualified” to judge the actions of police officers. We give Lynch credit for trying hard to sound like he has a point, but of course, he doesn’t.
“If you have never struggled with someone who is resisting arrest or who pulled a gun on you when you approached them for breaking a law, then you are not qualified to judge the actions of police officers putting themselves in harm’s way for the public good,” wrote Lynch.
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