Asked about police intervention in Paterson by editor Tom Moran, Jerry Speziale, the public safety director in Paterson, provided a sobering response: “Today’s victims are tomorrow’s shooters,” he said. “You get retaliation… You go out and become the shooter. So, it’s almost like that, going back and forth.”
Ignoring calls for budget reallocation and structural reform, the City of Paterson responds to community outcry by hosting a “Shop with a Cop Event” no one asked for.
It’s called copaganda.
El departamento de policía de Paterson, el más violento del estado, actúa como un brazo armado para intereses financieros y políticos. Explore este folleto para ver cómo explotan a nuestra comunidad.
As politicians work with corporate and business partners to reinvent Paterson’s economy, increased policing is raising concerns for Patersonians trying to reclaim their right to the city