Borough President: There Was ‘Overproliferation’ of Abuse of Blacks Before De Blasio

CAMEROTA Good morning You ░░░░░░░░ the perfect person for ░░░░░░░░ to talk to because ░░░░░░░░ are in the political ░░░░░░░░ and you come from ░░░░░░░░ police arena So you ░░░░░░░░ both perspectives And we ░░░░░░░░ I do want to ░░░░░░░░ your take on what ░░░░░░░░ Saturday night where the ░░░░░░░░ officers literally turned their ░░░░░░░░ on the mayor as ░░░░░░░░ went to the hospital ░░░░░░░░ the two the bodies ░░░░░░░░ the two police officers ░░░░░░░░ What that is a ░░░░░░░░ message from the police ░░░░░░░░ Do you understand why ░░░░░░░░ did that ADAMS Yes ░░░░░░░░ do And I believe ░░░░░░░░ it s a moment ░░░░░░░░ pain a moment of ░░░░░░░░ and now the question ░░░░░░░░ how do we turn ░░░░░░░░ into purpose Police unions ░░░░░░░░ police officers are representatives ░░░░░░░░ public safety The mayor ░░░░░░░░ a representative of the ░░░░░░░░ of the city of ░░░░░░░░ York We can t ░░░░░░░░ our backs on each ░░░░░░░░ We must come together ░░░░░░░░ resolve some of these ░░░░░░░░ around policing And the ░░░░░░░░ has clearly attempted to ░░░░░░░░ that and has continued ░░░░░░░░ do that CAMEROTA Has ░░░░░░░░ mayor sided too much ░░░░░░░░ the protesters in the ░░░░░░░░ of the Eric Garner ░░░░░░░░ jury decisions and not ░░░░░░░░ sympathetic enough to the ░░░░░░░░ ADAMS No not at ░░░░░░░░ I believe the mayor ░░░░░░░░ made it clear I ░░░░░░░░ going to give my ░░░░░░░░ officers the resources they ░░░░░░░░ to carry out their ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ them body cameras that ░░░░░░░░ show an overwhelming number ░░░░░░░░ times police officer act ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ them what they need ░░░░░░░░ do their jobs But ░░░░░░░░ ran with the understanding ░░░░░░░░ under previous administration there ░░░░░░░░ an over proliferation of ░░░░░░░░ of young people in ░░░░░░░░ city of New York ░░░░░░░░ many of the young ░░░░░░░░ look like his son ░░░░░░░░ look like my son ░░░░░░░░ he understood that.”