The majority of NY’s blacks and Latinos probably recognize that NYPD’s stop-and-frisks are designed to protect them from the thugs within their community.
NYPD CHIEF: BILL DE BLASIO ‘FULL OF IT’ OVER STOP-AND-FRISK PUBLICIZED VIEWS
Raymond Kelly says De Blasio and other Democratic candidates ended their friendships with him before 'pandering for votes'
The Guardian
November 15, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City police commissioner Raymond Kelly says mayor-elect Bill de Blasio and the other Democratic candidates were "pandering" when they criticized stop-and-frisk police stops of young black and Hispanic men.
"They were talking about election-year politics," Kelly told Playboy magazine in an interview published in the December issue coming out Friday. "They were pandering to get votes."
Kelly said the candidates all claimed to be friends with him until their mayoral campaigns.
Asked in salty language by the interviewer if the candidates were "just full of" it, Kelly said "absolutely."
A De Blasio spokeswoman said the mayor-elect had no comment on Kelly's interview.
De Blasio has said he would not retain Kelly. He and the other Democratic candidates frequently criticized police stop-and-frisk tactics during the campaign.
Asked how he felt about being used as a "political football" in mayoral debates, Kelly said he resented it.
Kelly dismissed an exit poll that found that 59% of Democratic primary voters considered the NYPD's stop-and-frisk practices excessive.
"Among the people, there's no groundswell against stop-and-frisk – certainly not in minority communities," Kelly said. "I'm there all the time. They want more proactive policing."
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