Long Island Police Forced To Issue Statement After Trump Speech

First, the Boy Scouts have to apologize for this guy and now the police do.

Trump addressed police on Long Island on Wednesday, saying that cops should treat suspects violently.

Trump’s call for using violence against suspects came during an address about gang violence.

“When you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddywagon, you just see them thrown in, rough, I said, ‘Please don’t be too nice,'” Trump said.

“Like when you guys put somebody in the car and you’re protecting their head, you know, the way you put their hand over?” the president continued. “Like, don’t hit their head and they’ve just killed somebody. Don’t hit their head? I said, ‘You can take the hand away, OK?'”

The Suffolk County Police Department was forced to respond, saying they do not tolerate the “roughing up of prisoners.”

“The SCPD has strict rules & procedures relating to the handling of prisoners. Violations of those rules are treated extremely seriously,” the department tweeted.

They added, “As a department, we do not and will not tolerate roughing up of prisoners.”