WilliamWilliams
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WilliamWilliams
@NativeNYC65
Who the hell do ya think you're talking to? I've been around, ya know?
"NYC has 12,000 miles of curb space, & most of it is devoted to car storage. Buses, cyclists, delivery trucks, & restaurants are just a handful of the curb's daily combatants, & no matter what the guy in the double-parked Honda is shouting at you, we don't have to live this way."
Career destroyed "They will be stripped of their freedom with their lives and careers destroyed, for simply doing what they are trained to do — protect the public. At the sentencing, Judge Mitchell claimed his sentencing rationale was that Sgt. Duran could have and should have just let him go and found him another day. When judges Monday-morning-quarterback police officers and instruct them to let suspects go, the public’s safety is seriously compromised. - Vincent J. Vallelong is a 36-year NYPD veteran who currently serves as the president of the NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association". LINK: nypost.com/2026/04/09/opi…
Empty bike lanes. Standstill traffic caused by empty bike lanes. Empty bike lanes. Standstill traffic caused by empty bike lanes.
The @NYPost Editorial Board writes, regarding Sgt. Duran's sentencing: "Indeed, every cop in the city should feel betrayed by the conviction and the sentence. As should every New Yorker who cares about public safety." nypost.com/2026/04/09/opi…
🚨BREAKING: NYPD officer who threw a cooler at a fleeing drug dealer has been sentenced to 3–9 years in prison. In 2023, Sgt. Erik Duran was part of a drug sting in the Bronx when a suspect sped away on a scooter toward two officers making another arrest. Trying to protect them, Duran threw a cooler, knocking the suspect off the scooter and causing fatal head injuries. Despite an exemplary record, he was convicted of manslaughter. At sentencing, Judge Guy Mitchell rejected the defense that Duran was safeguarding his team. The judge stated that Duran should have simply let the suspect drive by, adding that "he could've been captured another day." This verdict and sentence represent a profound miscarriage of justice. Activist judges are sending officers who risk their lives to serve and protect to prison, while career criminals continue to terrorize NYC streets with little consequence. The conviction of Sgt. Duran sends a dangerous and unprecedented message: police officers can no longer risk prison for split-second decisions to protect their colleagues or the public. Instead, every suspect, no matter how dangerous or evasive, must be handled with kid gloves. This indefensible outcome undermines law enforcement morale and public safety. It is a shameful day for justice in New York.
RIP Alexander Kazanowski. 25 years old. He is a new father. Beaten to death in Chicago.
As bad as NYC’s District Attorney’s are, they are no where near as radical as NY Judges are. Many judges like Police managers are also Politically appointed. Elections matter. The two rulings below are from the same judge, 2 very different sentences.
