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Squeeze on Cops: Low Morale, Higher Stress

By RICHARD STEIER
Posted 8/10/20

Mike the Cop said that he had to be careful in how he characterized the changes in the way patrol officers are responding to situations that could turn violent due to a City Council bill signed into law by Mayor de Blasio that subjects them to criminal charges and fines of up to $2,500 if they compress the diaphragm of suspects in bringing them under control. 

"It's not a slowdown; it's just a change of tactics," he said, referring to the more-frequent calls for back-up in situations that two cops would previously have handled themselves. "We're working just as hard. But I think everybody is a little more cautious about how they approach someone who might resist."

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