New York has figured out how to avoid clashes between police and city dwellers during the quarantine period

To avoid clashes between police and citizens, the city decided to resort to the help of 2 so-called “ambassadors of social distance”. They will urge New Yorkers to wear masks and keep their distance from each other in the streets and in the parks. This publication writes New York Post.

Thousands of New York City police make sure that residents adhere to the rules of social distance and wear masks while in public.

This periodically leads to clashes between the police and residents of the city: recently appeared on the web hard arrest video black man. Security cameras recorded a fight involving policemen using weapons and stun guns against quarantine violators.

To avoid such situations, the city will attract 2 “ambassadors of social distance” (from the English social-distancing ambassadors). They will ensure that the townspeople keep their distance from each other and wear masks. Such measures should help avoid escalating tensions with the police, authorities said.

“We saw a very disturbing video a few days ago from the Lower East Side of the police’s wrong approach to work,” Bill de Blasio said May 10. "We don't need anything that goes beyond the proper execution of established rules and turns into something else."

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At the same time, the mayor praised the efforts of the police to build confidence in society, but said that such clashes could be a problem along the way.

Therefore, New York will resort to the help of 2300 people who will monitor the order in the city. Today, the number of so-called "ambassadors of social distance" is 1000 people. They help the police follow quarantine measures.

It is not yet clear who and how does the ambassadors work, how they are selected and whether they get paid.

“It will help save lives. If we ever need law enforcement, it is, ”said the mayor.

He added that arrests and subpoenas “have always been a last resort” in the fight against offenders, and now this approach has not changed.

“The number of subpoenas and arrests is extremely low considering that this is a crisis affecting all 8,6 million New Yorkers,” said Bill De Blasio.

As it turned out on Friday, May 8, out of almost 400 subpoenas issued in connection with the violation of the pandemic control measure, more than 80% were black or Hispanic.

As ForumDaily New York wrote earlier:

• Walks in the parks on the first weekend of May ended with dozens of fines for New Yorkers: many of the townspeople violated the rules of social distance.
• In this regard, last weekend the city has restricted access to some parks.