James Blake Calls For NY Cop To Be Fired

James Blake is coming for that clueless NYPD officer that tackled him to the ground last week. In an interview with the New York Daily News, Blake commented that Officer James Frascatore should no longer be a part of the NYPD due to his incompetence and violent behavior. Blake is quoted as saying: “[I]n my opinion he doesn’t deserve to ever have a badge and a gun again, because he doesn’t know how to handle that responsibility effectively.”

Blake went on to suggest that Frascatore is an embarrassment to others on the force who put produce “good work” in helping their communities and keeping civilians safe. While Blake is pursuing a lawsuit with his legal team on the matter, Frascatore is now subject to an internal investigation and has been stripped of his badge and gun. Read more at the New York Daily News.

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Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Says She Won’t Be Running For Re-Election

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Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says she’s opening up a new chapter in her career after having served as the mayor of Baltimore. The 45-year-old politician says she won’t be chasing after re-election, and instead will focus on improving her city that has been torn apart by police violence and racial inequality. A handful of Democrats including Former Mayor Sheila Dixon, state Senator Catherine Pugh, City Councilman Carl Stokes and Calvin Young, a  graduate of NYU and Harvard, are currently on the ballot to take over the city’s leadership in the next election cycle. Read more at Newsone.

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James Blake Demands NYPD Cop Be Fired For Abuse & More News You Need To Know  was originally published on hellobeautiful.com