Opinion

Residency ridiculousness: NYPD-bashing on parade

The Issue: Whether restricting NYPD residency will impact crime at events like the West Indian Day Parade.

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Heather Mac Donald has the right idea about the West Indian American Day Parade (“The Real Outrage,” Post-Opinion, Dec. 19).

The more torn this city becomes along racial lines, and the more police officers are blamed by liberal politicians for expressing their opinions, the smaller the pool of quality police officers will become.

And, if this city should ever experience a severe lack of uncorrupted and heroic police officers like NYPD Officer Peter Figoski, it will make little difference to anybody where they choose to reside.

Lawrence Kulak

Brooklyn

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I take issue with Brooklyn Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries’ suggestion that officers like Figoski weren’t fit to serve the city because they weren’t NYC residents.

The issue should be whether Jeffries is fit to serve his community.

Why are the same J’ouvert celebrations in the Caribbean not as violent?

Perhaps they won’t tolerate this type of behavior and don’t have liberal politicians, like Jeffries, who would rather stand by the thugs than the law-abiding citizens of his community.

Bill Crescenzo

Stony Brook

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Thanks for finally bringing to light what so many police officers have been saying for years.

The beginning of the event is great, with colorful costumes and floats. What follows is organized chaos.

While the majority of the people at the parade treat the cops with respect, the uncontrolled, uncivilized behavior of some should be addressed.

The problem lies in the fact that the same politicians who condemn the police fail to condemn the criminals who perpetrate the violence.

Chris Ditoro

Staten Island