Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 4812 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: OCTOBER 2016 by Ken Frydman A 27-second clip from a seven-min- ute video, shot on May 4 in a Bronx McDonald’s, surfaced on social media showing two plainclothes detectives from the Bronx warrants squad struggling to arrest Darnell Simmons for parole viola- tion and committing a series of burglaries in Manhattan and the Bronx. Aswithallab- breviated and edited videos of police-involved incidents, it’s i m p o s s i b l e to determine — and crucial to know — what really hap- pened at that McDonald’s. Short snippets that go viral tend to be the most incendi- ary and are intended to pro- voke and incite the viewer. Stop judging cops by out of context video clips Even what people see with their own eyes on video might not be what really happened It’s not enough to see the climax in isolation. What occurs leading up to a climactic moment pro- vides context and helps to explain why a situation sometimes escalates to a life-or-death decision where deadly physical force be- comes unavoidable by the officer. In this case, by the time the detectives managed, with the help of a civilian, to handcuff Simmons, they had sustained multiple, se- rious injuries, including a broken nose, two herniated discs and a torn ligament. All of the injuries caused by Simmons happened in the unseen minutes of the video. Regrettably, the viewer only saw 27 seconds. So I ask the person who shot the video to release it in its en- tirety so that everyone who views it can form a more informed opinion about the incident and not pre-judge the police. But as we can see even from the short clip (http:// nydn.us/2bCGdlN – or Google Ken Frydman, New York Daily News – the as- sault on the offi- cers would have been avoided if Simmons had quietly cooper- ated when they sought to place him under ar- rest. Instead, Simmons at- tacked, punching, kicking and biting the detectives and slamming an officer’s head against a counter. The officers required stitches and plastic surgery to repair the damage to their face and head. It’s not com- plicated. Once an officer begins writing a summons for jumping a turnstile or a ticket for an illegally parked car, there’s no turning back. The wheels are in motion. It’s the same with an arrest. It is true that approximately 10,000 people a year in this country are falsely arrested and wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit. That is a problem to be fixed. But whether being ap- prehended falsely arrested or not, a suspect must not resist when an officer places him or her under arrest. It wasn’t up to Eric Garner to decide whether he’d be arrested that day for selling loose cigarettes. That decision belonged to the arresting officers. In all likelihood, Garner, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray and Alton Sterling would be alive if they’d sim- ply complied with a lawful order and allowed arresting officers to handcuff them when commanded to put their hands behind their backs. Who, other than the ar- resting officers, knows how much force was required to subdue Simmons, Garner, Gray, Brown and Sterling when they resisted arrest? I represent NYPD detec- tives and lieutenants. Many of them work in the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods because they care about New Yorkers who most need protecting and serving. Ken Frydman is the CEO of Source Communications, a communications firm in Man- hattan with special expertise in issues management, media relations, and public affairs for a wide variety of organizations including the NYPD Detectives and Lieutenants unions and the New York City Detective Inves- tigators Association. He is the former senior vice president of corporate communications and media relations at the NY Daily News and U.S. News & World Report. Ken can be reached at ken@sourcecommunications. net. In all likelihood, Garner, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray and Alton Sterling would be alive if they’d simply complied with a lawful order. NATIONAL SHERIFFS’ ASSOCIATION GLOBAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY WWW.SHERIFFS.ORG/GCPS The Global Center for Public Safety provides professional development, leadership training and resources to increase and strengthen the impact of individuals in middle and senior level management across all law enforcement disciplines. Court Security Jail Operations Homeland Security Leadership Community Policing