{"id":2588,"date":"2024-04-12T18:51:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T22:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/?p=2588"},"modified":"2024-04-12T18:51:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T22:51:41","slug":"statement-from-speaker-adams-on-nypd-commissioner-cabans-decision-to-not-hold-officers-accountable-for-killing-of-kawaski-trawick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/2024\/04\/12\/2588\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement from Speaker Adams on NYPD Commissioner Caban\u2019s Decision to Not Hold Officers Accountable for Killing of Kawaski Trawick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe failure to take any disciplinary action against the NYPD officers who killed Kawaski Trawick is incredibly disturbing and sends the message that our current system is unable to hold officers accountable for the most serious misconduct which takes the life of a New Yorker. For five years, the Trawick family has been forced to fight for any semblance of acknowledgement and accountability for their son\u2019s killing, but they have only faced significant obstruction by the NYPD. The Department\u2019s extensive delays in providing key evidence to the CCRB was an unjustifiable and shameful reason for Deputy Commissioner Maldonaldo\u2019s recommendation of no disciplinary action. Yet, Commissioner Caban is also under no obligation to follow this advisory opinion, as evidenced by his and previous commissioners\u2019 disregard of disciplinary recommendations for past incidents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, the Trawick family and all New Yorkers are left without the accountability they deserve from the city\u2019s police department. Kawaski\u2019s life was stolen from him; and the ripple effects of this unimaginable tragedy, compounded by the lack of accountability for these officers\u2019 actions, only further erode public trust. Transparency and accountability are prerequisites to public safety, and today\u2019s unacceptable decision by Commissioner Caban threatens the essential bonds with our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background on NYPD Commissioners\u2019 Power to Disregard Recommendations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NY Times: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/04\/12\/nyregion\/police-at-odds-with-oversight-board-reject-more-of-its-penalties.html\">Police, at Odds with Oversight Board, Reject More of Its Penalties<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pro Publica: <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/nypd-unchecked-power\/\">\u201cUnchecked Power\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New York Daily News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2024\/02\/18\/nypd-commissioner-edward-caban-bypasses-ccrb-gives-deputy-chief-a-pass-for-roughing-up-protester\/\">NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban bypasses CCRB, gives deputy chief a pass for roughing up protester<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New York Daily News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2023\/03\/16\/nypd-top-cop-set-aside-ignored-hundreds-of-ccrb-recommendations-more-times-than-first-reported-study\/\">NYPD top cop set aside, ignored hundreds of CCRB recommendations \u2014 more times than first reported: study<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe failure to take any disciplinary action against the NYPD officers who killed Kawaski Trawick is incredibly disturbing and sends the message that our current system is unable to hold officers accountable for the most serious misconduct which takes the life of a New Yorker. For five years, the Trawick family has been forced to fight for any semblance of acknowledgement and accountability for their son\u2019s killing, but they have only faced significant obstruction by the NYPD.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><small><a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/2024\/04\/12\/2588\/\">READ MORE<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}