US reaction to water-dousing attack on NYPD reveals double standards
By Zheng Qi, Yang Jun, People’s Daily
Steven Larosa, 35, was recently arrested by New York police
for allegedly dousing two NYPD traffic enforcement agents in Queens’s days
before.
The man is facing harassment and obstructing governmental
administration charges. NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill confirmed the
information and stressed that “this is unacceptable.”
In the US, it’s a common sense that the authoritativeness of
a policeman’s law enforcement right must not be violated, and the police
officers would never hesitate before they stop the acts that disrespect their
authoritativeness or threaten their personal safety. Such acts are not
tolerated by the public, either.
“Use your discretion — make arrests when necessary — and
know that you have our support and full confidence,” NYPD Chief of Department
Terence Monahan tweeted to express support for his officers.
New York local media, citing a police memo, said that
“Police officers are not expected to tolerate conduct that may cause risk of
injury to themselves or the public, interferes with performance of their
duties, or tampers with or damages their uniform, equipment or other department
property.”
NYPD Chief of Patrol Rodney Harrison stressed that “there is
a line that cannot be crossed.”
The dousing case triggered heated discussion on US social
media. Many people said such practices that hurt the interests of the police
must be stopped.
“He needs to be arrested for assaulting an officer! What are
we waiting for?” a Twitter user named Mila Frosty replied to a Wall Street
Journal’s relevant report. “Show some respect, some class, some honor. People
in the United States should know that if it wasn’t for men and women in blue it
would have been a mayhem,” another Twitter user replied.
Politicians also made their voices on the case. “It’s not
acceptable for anyone to interfere with the NYPD when they’re effectuating an
arrest,” said mayor of New York Bill de Blasio. “Throwing things at NYPD
officers is not only not acceptable, it can lead to charges,” the mayor added.
De Blasio’s predecessor Rudy Giuliani warned that crime
would not decrease as long as officers are in this environment. “The way you
reduce crime is to have police officers with high morale,” Giuliani said. “That
uniform should be respected.”
To crack down upon such actions, New York Assemblymen Mike
LiPetri and Mike Riley immediately announced a proposed bill that will make it
a felony to throw or spray water or any other substance on an on-duty police or
peace officer. The charge would be punishable by up to 4 years in prison. "
We must send a strong message that such acts will not be tolerated and I am confident
that this bill provides law enforcement the tools they need to properly react,"
LiPetri said.
“We employ police forces to maintain the potentially fragile
existence of order. And when established law and order break down, criminal
elements in our midst sense opportunity and become emboldened,” said James A.
Gagliano, law enforcement analyst of CNN in a recent article. Civil disorder,
anti-social behavior, and blatant disrespect for law enforcement must not be
tolerated anywhere in America, the article noted.
The American society’s reaction to the water-dousing attack
indicated the zero- tolerance of the country for the assaults on police
officers. As a matter of fact, to safeguard the authoritativeness of police
officers is a basic principle of not only the US, but also every legal state.
And it is a bottom line that should never be crossed in every corner of the
world.
Unfortunately, the US is a country that has long adopted
double standards. It never allows its own citizens to tread on the authority of
the rule of law, but describes the civilized law enforcement of the policemen
in other countries as “oppressing” the so-called “peaceful protest”. What’s
more, the US government is even indulging the criminals of other countries.
Such strong comparison will only reveal the arrogance and
prejudices, hypocrisy and cold-bloodedness, as well as selfishness and hegemony
of the US.
US reaction to water-dousing attack on NYPD reveals double standards
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The American society’s reaction to the water-dousing attack indicated the zero-tolerance of the country for the assaults on police officers.To safeguard the authoritativeness of police officers is a basic principle of not only the US, but also in every corner of the world.
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