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Published May 14, 2021 New York City mayoral nominee Andrew Yang detailed part of his law enforcement policy on Thursday during a mayoral debate, and people are saying it sounds a lot like snitching to cops. Featured Video Hide Yang made it clear that he would bolster the police force in the city and reject any plans to defund the police, after cities around the country cut budgets for law enforcement following the Black Lives Matter movement. Advertisement Hide “The first thing I do as mayor is go to our police force and say that ‘your city needs you, your city needs you to do your jobs professionally, responsibly and justly,” Yang said, adding: “And let me be clear ‘defund the police’ is the wrong approach for New York City.” ....