Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez promises to reject contributions from police unions
Cy Vance rejects call to sign pledge, while Bronx and Queens DAs simply ignore it
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Monday that he is one of 42 prosecutors from across the country who have signed a pledge to reject campaign contributions from law enforcement unions, including the Police Benevolent Association in New York City.
“Protesters have drawn critical attention to a criminal legal system that has caused immense pain and injustice and does not even aim to keep all of us safe,” said a joint statement written on behalf of the coalition. “More importantly, these protests have forced us to reckon with our responsibility to build trust between our communities and those operating within this system.
“As key actors in that system, we cannot cling to the status quo and pretend there are no issues with the way things have been done. We need to change by separating ourselves from law enforcement unions.”