PBA statement on City Council paperwork bills

The New York City Council is considering a package of bills that would require police officers to file reports on almost every interaction they have with the public.

PBA President Patrick Hendry said:

“New Yorkers have made their wishes clear. They want more police service. They want their cops to be able to do our job. These bills will accomplish the opposite. We are already thousands of cops short. Response times to critical incidents have already increased by nearly two minutes — that includes shots fired calls, where every second counts. Police officers must be able to focus on responding to calls for service, proactively addressing crime and taking illegal guns off the streets. Instead, these bills will take more cops offline to deal with a mountain of new paperwork. Council members who sign onto these bills need to understand that they are only hurting their constituents.”