New York City’s “How Many Stops Act” negatively impacts the NYPD, according to recent letters.

The Issue: A new bill requiring NYPD officers to write reports after most civilian interactions.

Bob McManus hit a home run with “Anti-cop pols are anti-NYC” (Dec. 15).

As the New York Police Department struggles to retain experienced officers, the City Council is taking steps to add greater restrictions on law enforcement.

If a citizen asks an officer for directions, the “How Many Stops” bill would require the officer to write down that person’s information.

The officer would then have to enter all that information in his memo book, or fill out a report about his interaction with the citizen. If a serious crime is happening nearby, the officer’s response could possibly be delayed.

My conclusion? If you want to be safe, then you’ll need to leave New York City.

Kim F. Cody

Queens

The proposed “How Many Stops” bill is another attempt by anti-police Democrats at hamstringing law enforcement, this time by keeping them busy with paperwork.

Leftists believe the police are the problem in society, not the criminals. They want to reduce the chances of police involvement on the street by keeping them occupied with useless paperwork.

Mayor Adams says he is against the bill, but he is unable to stop it from passing. New York is being “destroyed,” as the mayor has said himself.

The city is going broke, but its council is only interested in preventing cops from doing the most important part of their job: keeping people safe.

Robert DeCandia

New Hyde Park

New York’s leftist City Council continues its effort to cripple the NYPD.

I am a retired NYPD lieutenant with 34 years of service and can see the disaster this would become. The council’s latest asinine proposal would be laughable, if these nitwits weren’t dead serious.

Following the bill’s passage, which is almost guaranteed, officers could be filling out numerous reports every day, resulting in a significant loss of patrol time. Maybe this bill isn’t directly defunding the force, but the impact is the same.

I empathize with the men in blue and know they will follow the law, but in the end the people of this city will suffer.

Tom Barry

Bonita Springs, Fla.

Even just giving someone directions could soon mean a lot of paperwork if you work for the New York Police Department. Who is championing this policy?

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who has had his own past encounters with the police, including an arrest for harassment and criminal mischief back in 2009 (the charges were later dropped).

Williams clearly dislikes the police and is going to great lengths to disrupt officers from doing their job. Everything he advocates is against the NYPD.

John Wilde

Massapequa Park

This bill, which is likely to pass, requires NYPD officers to report every trivial interaction with the public. It’s bad enough the police force receives such little support from politicians. Now City Council members want to micromanage them. The paperwork alone will be out of control.

No wonder so many cops are retiring, with all these restrictions. New recruits may be less inclined to remain in the force. Instead of criminals, it’s the cops that are handcuffed.

Joseph Comperchio

Brooklyn

The police force is already experiencing a lack of morale. Now the progressive City Council is proposing that officers must document every interaction with civilians.

This would only further burden our city’s finest, who are already understaffed and under-supported. New Yorkers have the right to live in a safe city, but the council is letting them down.

Robert Morie

White Plains

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