Former NYPD Cop: Officers Should’ve Been on That Train During the Subway Attack or on the Platform When It Pulled Into the Station
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Videos Show No Police Responding As the Situation Plays Out
By Gary Glennell Toms
Riders of the New York City subway system’s N-line were forced to flee for their lives after a man donned a gas mask, detonated a smoke device and began shooting in one of the cars. According to the latest reports, 10 people were shot, six had been wounded, and the suspect has not been apprehended.
Mayor Eric Adams, who recently tested positive for COVID and is quarantined at Gracie Mansion, issued the following statement. “We have not found any live explosive devices, but the suspect in today’s attack detonated smoke bombs to cause havoc. We will not allow New Yorkers to be terrorized even by a single individual.”
During a press conference, New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said that the incident is not being investigated as an act of terror at this time.
News outlets in America and abroad have broadcast footage captured by people inside of the train or on the 36th Street subway platform as events unfolded. From The G-Man viewed the videos and noticed each had something in common. No uniformed officers were seen immediately responding to the scene in the wake of the attack. A former NYPD officer concurred with the assessment and said the department must be transparent and explain why.
“The 36th Street station is considered a ‘school condition’ station, so why weren’t uniformed officers on post? I know it’s a school condition station because I used to do what they call “school runs” from Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center to 36th Street on the R and N line,” the former officer stated.
According to the source, uniformed officers should have been at the station because there is a school in close proximity. “Here’s how it works. A cop, or two cops, should’ve been on post shortly after roll call. The day tour starts at 7:05, and roll call generally starts no later than 7:15,” they said. “Roll call takes about 10 minutes, which would put the dismissal time at 7:25. District 34 is located within the subway system. When you come out of roll call, you immediately hit the trains you’re assigned to or you take a train to your assigned post. The bottom line is uniformed officers should have been on that train or at that station before or around 8:30 a.m., which is close to the time the shooting started. When I looked at the video of the train pulling into the station, I saw commuters fleeing in fear or in a state of mass confusion once the doors opened. I saw people trying to help or treat the wounded, but I didn’t see one uniformed officer on the 36th Street platform in the midst of all the chaos. Not one, and that’s a problem.”
The source also noted that there’s a strong possibility that no police were present on the platform because instead of reporting to their assigned post at the appointed time, they were probably “bullshitting” and didn’t think anything would happen because the area is considered a low-crime area. “Unfortunately, you have some people on the job that think they can coast or take it easy during their tour because the area they patrol may have low-level crime. They take the job and their role as police officers for granted, and that’s when bad things end up happening,” they stated. “I’m not saying that was the case with this shooting because the circumstances leading up to it are still being investigated. What I do know for a fact is that a uniformed officer or two should’ve been on that train or at the station when it pulled into 36th Street.”
From The G-Man contacted the NYPD’s Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Public Information (DCPI), to confirm the 36th Street station is a school condition station. A sergeant stated, “I don’t know.” He then asked that From The G-Man submit an email to DCPI in order to obtain a response. The email was submitted earlier today, but the office still has not received confirmation.