Cop’s manslaughter charges and more: Letters to the Editor — Jan. 28, 2024

Cops & robbers

It’s disheartening to see Walter Newsome — co-founder of the New York chapter of Black Lives Matter — stand up for a drug-dealing criminal (“ ‘Cooler’ slay rap,” Jan. 24).

Eric Duprey, whose chosen vocation brought misery to countless people, died when NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran threw a cooler at him when he attempted to flee the police on a motorbike. Wouldn’t Newsome’s time be better spent fighting drug dealers and criminals, some of whom prey upon the black community?

It seems Newsome would prefer to fight those who protect people from the likes of Duprey, rather than support them.

Barry J. Koppel, Kew Gardens Hills

Two-state safety