Councilman Chi Osse criticizes NYPD for sending cops overseas to fight terrorism

This far-left city council member may need a history lesson on 9/11.

Councilman Chi Osse (D-Brooklyn) left the Twitter sphere scratching his head after openly asking why the NYPD sent cops to other countries – apparently not realizing or ignoring that they were abroad to prevent terrorist threats to the Big Apple.

“Why does the local police department have outposts in 16 other cities besides New York?” he tweeted Wednesday. “Each of these outposts/stations/whatever they are needs to be gutted and shut down.”

The 24-year-old rookie council member who supports NYPD budget cuts and was elected to the post in 2021 after gaining notoriety as an organizer of the Black Lives Matters movement also showed a global map from a 2018 New York Times article with indicating the places where the cops are “embedded”. It included properties in Los Angeles and Washington DC, as well as 14 cities outside the US such as London, Paris, Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi.

The NYPD websites are part of its International Relations Program, created in 2003 and funded by private donations through the non-profit NYPD Foundation.

Critics found these remarks stunning.

“Sir, you work for the city council, the police commissioner can explain our counterterrorism operations.” replied @ChuckMonsanto.

“Have you ever heard of 9/11? Before you were born. Check with your elders before you tweet.” published Chien Kwok, parent leader and member of the Manhattan District 2 Community Board of Education.

However, as of Saturday morning, the political scientist’s comments have received more than 4,900 likes.

“So that New Yorkers can travel the world safely knowing that the NYPD will be there to stop and search them wherever it happens.” tweeted @BeeredPJ.

The NYPD, in a statement, called the International Liaison Program “an invaluable counterterrorism initiative that enhances the department’s ability to gather critical intelligence by working with local law enforcement to obtain first-hand insights into data critical to the safety of New York.” -York”.