New York, NY – Some New York City lawmakers are urging Mayor Michael Bloomberg to give the public a chance to talk to him before his expected veto of measures that would create new checks on the Police Department.
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Councilmen Brad Lander, Jumaane (jhewe-MAH’-nee) Williams and four colleagues made the request in a letter Thursday.
Bloomberg spokesman Marc LaVorgna says Bloomberg doesn’t plan to do so.
The measures would create an inspector general for police and make it easier to bring suits claiming discriminatory policing.
Proponents say the legislation would make officers more accountable. Bloomberg says it would hamstring policing.
Generally, the mayor signs bills at ceremonies that include an opportunity for public comment. Occasionally, he has held off signing a bill after hearing the comments.
Vetoes sometimes are issued simply with written messages.
it’s indefinably that a great deal of police officers need to go back and get some better training. A) were does it give them a right to drive without seatbelts. B)talking on a cell phone. C) the attitude problem that were dealing with. were the citizens that we pay there salary with our tax dollars. I just hope that it will improve for the better.
Tell the mayoral (Quinn) candidates to stop playing poltics against our security. All these bills are purly poltical. Facts are if you don’t want to get stopped lower the crime in your neighboorhood and the cops won’t have to come by as much. At the end of the day more murders are commited in East Flatbush then in BP.