New York City housing workers told to wear vests to protect themselves from New York City Police

Now, in the middle of the afternoon, people will be able to see you when the sun shines on you

Now, in the middle of the afternoon, people will be able to see you when the sun shines on you

The NY Post ran a story a couple of days ago about how the New York City Housing Authority has ordered its workers to wear bright orange vests in order to protect them from being shot by the NYPD.

The edict came down from city Housing Authority brass after an officer fatally shot an unarmed man in the stairwell of a Brooklyn complex and other cops accidentally pulled a gun on a maintenance crew, sources said.

“[The elevator workers] were basically told the reason was because of recent incidents where cops had pulled a gun on a caretaker and a supervisor on the roof of a housing project,” a source said.

But that is not all. This silent new rule also came with some verbal training.

One Housing boss told his workers that the move was for their own good because cops are “trigger happy,’’ the sources said.

The workers also were told to wear their official IDs around their necks.

“They said that in case a cop stops you, we don’t want you reaching around in back pocket That could be another reason for a cop to shoot you,” a source said.

When your friend with relatives in the police department gets bent out of shape by your harsh criticisms of our law enforcement, mention this to them. Explain to them that, at the very least, the perception of even city workers is that law enforcement is not nearly as safe an organization as it should be.