ERIC ADAMS SPEAKS OUT

BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT AND FORMER POLICE
OFFICER, ERIC ADAMS, MADE SOME COMMON SENSE
STATEMENTS YESTERDAY. HE WAS REFERENCING THE
SHOOTING AT THE PINK HOUSES.
MR ADAMS REMARKED THAT THE N.Y.H.C.A. SHOULD
NOT HAVE ALLOWED THAT STAIRWELL TO REMAIN DARK....
I GUARANTEE YOU THAT THAT STAIRWELL WAS UNLIT
FOR WEEKS....WE'VE ALL HEARD ABOUT THE BROKEN
LOCKS AT THE ENTRANCES, AND THE ELEVATORS TAKING
MONTHS TO REPAIR......THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS A
HORRIBLE RECORD OF MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY.

THE OTHER COMMON SENSE REMARK THAT HE MADE WAS
THAT TWO ROOKIE OFFICERS SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN
ASSIGNED TO PATROL TOGETHER.....A SEASONED OFFICER
SHOULD BE ASSIGNED WITH A ROOKIE FOR AT LEAST SIX
MONTHS......MAKES SENSE RIGHT?
BOTTOM LINE: THERE IS PLENTY OF BLAME TO GO AROUND.


                                                                  RONALD J LAMB