New NYPD Training Manual "Stop Telling Racist Jokes"
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Welcome to the remedial policing at the NYPD.
NYPD recruits are about to get intense training on how to be a model cop that includes such pointers as don’t be racist, don’t engage in ethnic or sexist jokes and always speak slowly and clearly — especially when addressing people with limited English skills.
Peter Zimroth, a federal monitor overseeing reforms to cops’ stop-and-frisk tactics under a court order, asked Manhattan federal Judge Analisa Torres Monday to greenlight 140 pages of new training material – including power-point slides – to the current class of cadets who will be graduating this June.
Among the rules set to be hammered home on rookies:
Do not tell or tolerate ethnic, racial or sexist jokes.
Avoid expressing stereotypical assumptions.
Do not imitate the speech patterns of others.
Do not use terms or words that devalue groups of people.
Do not engage in racial profiling, adding “it diverts us from catching real criminals.”
When dealing with people who use English as a second language “speak slowly and … clearly” do not use jargon, slang, idioms, or reduced forms (e.g. “gonna,” “gotta,” “wanna,” “couldja”)
The proposed guidelines were filed due to Manhattan federal Judge Shira Scheindlin’s 2013 ruling that found the city’s stop-and-frisk tactics unconstitutional. Zimroth in a letter to Torres said the guidelines were developed with input from the NYPD and that they could be modified for future rookie classes.
“All parties agreed that it was essential that the materials be rewritten for the current class to reflect current law and policy,” Zimroth wrote.
Much of the material deals with racial profiling and procedures to legally stop and frisk a suspect.
For instance, “hunches and gut feelings” are not reasonable suspicion to stop and frisk a person, the papers say.
Another section notes “race is a social rather than a biological construct.”
“There is no scientific evidence to support the idea that differences in personality, temperament, character, or intelligence are based on race,” the guidelines say.
And then there are sections on how to be avoid being perceived as prejudiced.
“Do not tell or tolerate ethnic, racial or sexist jokes, even if you think they are not offensive,” the guidelines say.
“Avoid expressing stereotypical assumptions that spotlight minorities or other groups, or that set them apart from others. Examples: ‘For a woman cop, she did a good job’ (implying that this is the exception rather than the rule, or that female cops should be judged by different standards than males). ‘He’s Latino, but he works hard.’ ‘She’s black, but she really knows her stuff.’ ‘He’s ? , but he’ll leave you alone.’ ‘He’s Colombian but not involved with drugs.’ ‘She’s Italian, but I don’t think her family has any mob connections.’ ‘He’s Irish, but I’ve never seen him ? .’”
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So here are these cops>>>> □
And here is the point >>>>>> •
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No police force ever refers to the training manual when policing so these ? want me to believe that the NYPD is gonna break the mold against minorities? ? outta here...
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Just a whole lot of dumb ? making the rules
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‘He’s Latino, but he works hard.’
Since when do latinos not work hard? They be cuttin grass and sellin oranges on the corner like a ? .
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It's an effort..although it seems to be a bandaid on a gushing wound...I think that the actual training of these cadets is the important point. Change the training methods so that Cops are taught to react with a clear head in all situations. Emphasize the use of deadly force as a last resort.
I also propose firstly, that all policemen should be required to have a college education, or at least the equivalent of that through their academy attendance. -
its all fine and dandy on paper and in class...as soon as they get out on the streets with a vet, theyre gonna learn and probably be doing all the ? theyre not supposed to be doing anyway.
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This is ? stupid. I skimmed for 4 seconds
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Seems ass backwards to me but whatever.
