Protesters call for NYPD chief to resign
Press TV, Jan 27 2012
This week it was revealed that more than about 1,500 New York police officers were shown the 71-minute anti-Islam film “The Third Jihad” while taking anti-terrorism training classes. Press TV’s Gary Anthony Ramsay reports from New York.
In the US, dozens have gathered demanding the resignation of the NYPD commissioner over his appearance in the film. On Friday, representatives from dozens of Muslim and non-Muslim groups congregated at New York’s City Hall demanding the resignation of Ray Kelly. The protesters also demanded the resignation of his Deputy of Public Information Paul Browne. According to the documentary:
Muslim extremists are trying to establish global Islamic governance.
The film also includes a 14-second interview by Kelly. Kelly expressed his remorse late Wednesday, saying:
I offer my apologies to members of the Muslim community, in particular, who would find the film inflammatory and it’s airing on department property, though unauthorized, to be inappropriate.
The department claims a sergeant placed the film in a display loop that flashed on the walls of the training facility. Through a number of statements, the NYPD has insisted that its officers are trained to protect all of the citizens of New York regardless of race or religion. US Muslims, however, say that is hard to believe, especially if those officers are shown films that depict Muslims as radicals and terrorists that deserve neither protection nor respect.
