The bottom line is that officers need to be allowed to do their job, they need to be able to proactively police the streets and have bad guys that are arrested be held behind bars and not re released to reoffend. There are people out there becoming victims because of irresponsible remarks such as these, they deserve better than that.

Matter NYC founder Joseph Imperatrice

In my 16 year career as an officer Founder of BLUE LIVES MATTER-NYC, I have never seen nor imagined we would be living in a time where criminals are justified for their actions and officers are continuously bashed and blamed. Defunding the police, knee jerk reactions to passing bills such as Bail Reform, The Diaphragm Bill, and the ending of Qualified immunity are sending a direct message to criminals that they can basically do whatever they want and they will get away with it.

Matter NYC founder Joseph Imperatrice