{"id":519179,"date":"2022-12-01T04:11:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T01:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nypd-blindsided-by-eric-adams-plan-to-commit-mentally-ill-homeless\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T04:11:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T01:11:57","slug":"nypd-blindsided-by-eric-adams-plan-to-commit-mentally-ill-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nypd-blindsided-by-eric-adams-plan-to-commit-mentally-ill-homeless\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYPD &#8216;blindsided&#8217; by Eric Adams plan to commit mentally ill homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f20a6e7bdf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f20a6e7bdf\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nypd-blindsided-by-eric-adams-plan-to-commit-mentally-ill-homeless\/#%E2%80%9CNYPD_%E2%80%98blindsided_by_Eric_Adams_plan_to_commit_mentally_ill_homeless%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYPD &#8216;blindsided&#8217; by Eric Adams plan to commit mentally ill homeless&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYPD_%E2%80%98blindsided_by_Eric_Adams_plan_to_commit_mentally_ill_homeless%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYPD &#8216;blindsided&#8217; by Eric Adams plan to commit mentally ill homeless&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The NYPD was \u201cblindsided\u201d by Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 announcement that cops will start taking unhinged homeless people into custody for psychiatric evaluations and potential hospital committal \u2014 and scrambled Wednesday to start making it h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple high-ranking law enforcement sources said they weren\u2019t alerted before Adams unveiled his plan Tuesday in a speech that followed a recent surge in horrifying subway attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell \u2014 who skipped the Adams announcement \u2014 as well as newly named acting Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey and other top brass huddled with the NYPD\u2019s lawyers Wednesday to review the new directive, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s kind of a hot mess,\u201d one source said.<\/p>\n<p>The source, who described the NYPD as \u201cblindsided,\u201d also said that City Hall \u201csort of jumped the gun on this,\u201d adding: \u201cNot sure why they did it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another source said, \u201cLike everything else, it gets dumped in our lap and we\u2019re expected to solve the problem without any guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nypd-mentall-ill-plan-297.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The program began on Wednesday. \" class=\"wp-image-24849927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nypd-mentall-ill-plan-297.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nypd-mentall-ill-plan-297.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nypd-mentall-ill-plan-297.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 announced that cops will start taking unhinged homeless people into custody for psychiatric evaluations and potential hospital committal.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The situation is complicated by the fact that NYPD is without a deputy chief for legal matters following what sources described as Sewell\u2019s September ouster of the last person to hold that job, Ernest Hart.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about Sewell\u2019s glaring absence Tuesday, the mayor said during a Q&amp;A afterward, \u201cI spoke to her this morning and she\u2019s a little under the weather.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But less than two hours later, Sewell attended a farewell ceremony at 1 Police Plaza for retiring Chief of Department Ken Corey and The Post saw her outside afterward, smiling and joking in the cold while waiting for Corey to leave the building.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech, Adams said there was a \u201cmisconception\u201d that mentally ill people \u201cmust present as \u2018imminently dangerous\u2019 in order to be removed from the community,\u201d adding: \u201cThis is not the case.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nypd-mentall-ill-plan-295.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The directive has been labeled as a &quot;mess&quot; by many.\" class=\"wp-image-24849928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nypd-mentall-ill-plan-295.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nypd-mentall-ill-plan-295.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nypd-mentall-ill-plan-295.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell reviewed the directive Wednesday afternoon. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Michael Brochstein\/SOPA Images\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe first training\u00a0to this\u00a0is going to be incorporated today,\u201d Adams said. \u201cThis new focus took place this morning and we will soon roll it out to all current members of the mobile crisis teams and the NYPD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several NYPD supervisors told The Post they hadn\u2019t been told anything about the training and only learned about it from <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> coverage of Adams\u2019 Tuesday speech.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor\u2019s remarks dovetailed with a February memo in which the state Office of Mental Health said law enforcement officials were authorized to force psychiatric examinations of people who appear unable to \u201cmeet basic living needs, even when there is no recent dangerous act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the state OMH said Wednesday that training for the NYPD, as well as\u00a0FDNY EMTs, was \u201cbeing discussed\u201d with\u00a0the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the mayor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nypd-mentall-ill-plan-298.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Hochul has been bashed over the city's surge in crime. \" class=\"wp-image-24849983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nypd-mentall-ill-plan-298.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nypd-mentall-ill-plan-298.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nypd-mentall-ill-plan-298.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Adams and Gov. Hochul previewed plans for the training during a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Newsday via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In late October, Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul previewed plans for the training during a news conference announcing a \u201cCops, Cameras, Care\u201d program to increase subway safety.<\/p>\n<p>That move came as Republican challenger Lee Zeldin appeared to be gaining on the Democratic governor, who went on to win the Nov. 8 election, 52.4%-46.7%.<\/p>\n<p>In a prepared statement Wednesday, the NYPD said it was \u201ccurrently in the process of aligning its policy, guidance and training in conformance with the mayor\u2019s directive which the department received on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The department issued a subsequent statement hours later that said, \u201cTo be clear, every city agency received this directive yesterday, however, we have been working with the mayor\u2019s office for months regarding this important initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Around the same time the second statement was released, City Hall press secretary Fabien Levy told The Post: \u201cYour sources are wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe final directive was just issued yesterday, but we have been working for months with [the NYPD] on this initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Bernadette Hogan and Zach Williams<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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