New York City Police Reduce budget by about 100 billion yen Education and social security 10:19 on July 1
Amid the growing demand for police reform in various parts of the U.S. when a black man died in a U.S. when he was squeezed by a white police officer, the mayor of New York cut the police budget for FY2009 by 100 billion yen in Japanese yen. Announced that it will be used for education and social security.
This is what the Mayor of New York City, Debrasio, revealed at a press conference on the 30th, and the New York Police Department's budget for FY 2009 was reduced by about 100 billion yen by about 1 billion yen from the previous year, and that amount was reduced. It means devoting to fields such as education and social security.
According to US media, the NYPD's annual budget is about 600 billion yen, of which 100 billion yen is one sixth.
Mayor Debrasio is trying to cut the budget by stopping some of the new hiring of police officers, and the budget is expected to be passed by the city council on the 30th.
In the United States, in May this year, a black man was pressed down by a white police officer and died, and there was a growing call for police reform in various places, and in New York Manhattan more than 150 young people are in the city hall We are appealing for reform while continuing to stay overnight.
A white woman participating in the activity said, "Reducing the budget is only the first step. We will continue to work until police officers stop discriminatory measures."