Forum Post: NY congressmen clashes with Bloomberg over police violence

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Someone post the correct link. Thanks. FROM the story: Representative Jerrold Nadler wants an inquiry into police conduct. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg criticized the idea.

By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ Published: December 09, 2011

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg criticized a prominent New York City congressman on Thursday for asking the Justice Department to investigate reports of police misconduct at the Occupy Wall Street protests in Lower Manhattan.

Responding to questions from reporters, Mr. Bloomberg ridiculed the call this week by the congressman,Jerrold Nadler,for the investigation. "If he would spend more time getting us homeland security money,maybe he'd make the streets safer," the mayor said.

"If he could get us more federal moneys," the mayor added,"maybe we could make our schools better and we wouldn't have some of the things that people are protesting against."

Mr. Bloomberg's comments,which he made during an appearance in Brooklyn,drew a swift and acerbic response from Representative Nadler,who was described as having been taken aback by the strikingly personal tone of the mayor's...."