Statement on Subway Arrest

PBA President Patrick J. Lynch said:

“On a daily basis, police officers are  subjected to vile abuse by criminals who believe the anti-cop climate gives them a free pass. Insults alone don’t faze us, but when they cross over into threats of violence, we need to take action. If this individual felt bold enough to threaten a group of uniformed cops, what is he going to do to those straphangers once the train doors close?”