NYPD Commissioner Blasts Politicians for Handcuffing His Officers

New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea railed against lawmakers Thursday for “going too far” to “handcuff” the NYPD by tapping into anti-cop sentiment from the George Floyd protests to further their own longstanding political agendas.

“I think there is absolutely valid causes about what came out of Minneapolis … but I think that people are using that just cause to advance agendas and agendas that existed long before the incident happened,” Shea said on CNN Thursday morning.

“I think we’ve crossed a tipping point on many levels in terms of taking tools away from the police that maybe these last two months it’s just a completely different situation where it’s a toxic environment,” Shea said.

The strong statements came a day after Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a package of police reforms into law ,  including a ban on chokeholds — while acknowledging the law would make cops’ jobs harder, the New York Post reports.