'Stop treating us like animals': New York police union chief hits back over portrayal of cops and says Floyd killing was 'disgusting'

The head of a New York state police union has hit out at both lawmakers and the media for treating the police like “animals and thugs”, and for vilifying the profession.Mike O’Meara, president of the New York Police Benevolent Association, standing in front of a large group of police officers at a press conference, said that 375 million interactions between the public and the police each year are “overwhelmingly positive”.

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