Barr should investigate this..
High Ranking NYPD Officer Is 'David Duke In Uniform,' Officer Alleges
BY JAKE OFFENHARTZ
DEC. 9, 2019 2:42 P.M.
Deputy Inspector Constantin Tsachas NYPD
A high-ranking leader of the NYPD's embattled subway policing division has previously directed officers to target black and Latino men for farebeating and other low-level arrests, while ignoring the same offenses committed by whites and Asians, according to sworn statements from his own subordinates.
The disturbing allegations stem from new affidavits filed in an ongoing lawsuit against Deputy Inspector Constantin Tsachas, currently the second-in-command of Brooklyn's transit policing bureau. Prior to his promotion three years ago, Tsachas had direct supervision over the officers patrolling the subways in South Brooklyn neighborhoods.
As a commanding officer, Tsachas allegedly told cops to "write more black and Hispanic people" and avoid "soft targets" such as white and Asian people, according court records obtained by Gothamist, and reported on by multiple outlets.
Eight current and former NYPD officers have submitted statements in recent months testifying to Tsachas's reliance on a racist and illegal quota system. Officers of color say Tsachas and other NYPD higher-ups viewed minorities like "animals," and those who objected faced swift retaliation, according to the affidavits.
"He’s David Duke in uniform," Lieutenant Edwin Raymond, a patrol supervisor in Brooklyn and plaintiff in the suit, told Gothamist on Monday. "I don't throw that around lightly. Others know how to mask or euphemize this stuff, but when you asked him to explain a 'soft' or 'hard' target, he's completely blatant."
Raymond is one of several officers—formerly known as the NYPD 12—who first came forward in 2016 to sue the city and the police department over Tsachas's conduct. Secretly recorded audio has previously shown him berating an officer for "not targeting those people," seemingly in reference to blacks and Latino men.
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