New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio demanded that a police officer in his city be fired after a viral video surfaced on Twitter showing the officer pulling a gun on a group of "Protesters." The only problem is the viral video clip was very misleading.
Hours after de Blasio called for the officer's resignation the full clip came to light and showed the officer was responding to his supervisor being attacked by violent rioters, which was left out of the clip which went viral.
"A source shared this video, which he says he took at around 10 pm near near 12th and Broadway. It appears to show an NYPD officer pointing a gun at protesters outside the Strand," he tweeted.
"There's a video going around of a police officer in the middle of a situation that admittedly looked chaotic but where protesters were in front of that police officer," de Blasio said.
"That police officer drew his gun at some point yesterday. That to me, seeing that video was absolutely unacceptable. Now, I don't know all the circumstances and we must know all the facts. There will be an immediate full investigation of that incident."
"We have to always know it is not the place of an officer to pull a gun in the middle of a crowd knowing that there are peaceful protesters in that crowd that is unacceptable. That is dangerous. I want you to note on that video how a superior officer immediately came over and moved that officer away from that crowd. That officer should have his gun and badge taken away today. There will be an investigation immediately to determine the larger consequences."
Maybe Mayor de Blasio should wait until all the facts are known before condemning hard working police officers risking their lives to try and protect the city from violent anarchists.
Hours after de Blasio called for the officer's resignation the full clip came to light and showed the officer was responding to his supervisor being attacked by violent rioters, which was left out of the clip which went viral.
"A source shared this video, which he says he took at around 10 pm near near 12th and Broadway. It appears to show an NYPD officer pointing a gun at protesters outside the Strand," he tweeted.
"There's a video going around of a police officer in the middle of a situation that admittedly looked chaotic but where protesters were in front of that police officer," de Blasio said.
"That police officer drew his gun at some point yesterday. That to me, seeing that video was absolutely unacceptable. Now, I don't know all the circumstances and we must know all the facts. There will be an immediate full investigation of that incident."
"We have to always know it is not the place of an officer to pull a gun in the middle of a crowd knowing that there are peaceful protesters in that crowd that is unacceptable. That is dangerous. I want you to note on that video how a superior officer immediately came over and moved that officer away from that crowd. That officer should have his gun and badge taken away today. There will be an investigation immediately to determine the larger consequences."
Maybe Mayor de Blasio should wait until all the facts are known before condemning hard working police officers risking their lives to try and protect the city from violent anarchists.
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