Town police officers say they are angry and dismayed by a statement from local Democratic leaders that cops say portrays them as thugs with badges while ignoring all the good they do in the community.
“The men and women of the Manchester Police Officers Association,” police union President Lt. John Rossetti said Friday, “are outraged that our local politicians would take the opportunity to release a statement attacking officers that was lacking factual data, when our citizens and entire country are looking for positive change and reform to address the issues they have.”
Addressing the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and a recent police-involved fatal shooting in Manchester, the statement from the Democratic majority on the board of directors said they “recognize that for many, the terror associated with police interaction is a certainty.