An NYPD lieutenant who knelt alongside George Floyd protesters apologizes for doing so in an email to his colleagues: “The cop in me wants to kick my own a--.'
“I know I made the wrong decision," he added."We didn't know how the protesters would have reacted if we didn't and were attempting to reduce any extra violence."
Cattani said he spent the first part of his career working to build a reputation as a good cop and that he"threw that all in the garbage" on May 31. Protesters across the country and around the world have called for greater police accountability since Cattani was not the only officer in New York City to take a knee with protesters. The city's top uniformed officer, Chief of Department Terence Monahan, joined hands with and knelt alongside protesters in Washington Square Park on June 1. He drew praise from Mayor Bill de Blasio, wholater that day:"We're lucky to have people like Chief Monahan wearing the uniform. He believes in Neighborhood Policing with all his heart.
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