A police union is asking its members to snap pictures of homeless people so they can be posted online. The union said it wants to hold public officials accountable for the homeless problem. NY1's Michael Herzenberg filed the following report.

Frank Darretta isn't proud of his life. He's been homeless now for eight years.

"The fact of the matter is maybe I drink that's a problem," Darretta said. "It's sad, it's sad."

He slept on the street Sunday night and will again Monday night. And if the police union has its way, his picture will be online.

"We will notify the City Council, we will notify the proper authorities that handle this, including the precincts, to particularly go out and address the situation," said Ed Mullins, who heads the Sergeant's Benevolent Association.

The SBA emailed its members Monday, asking them and their families to take photos of the homeless, aggressive panhandlers and other quality-of-life offenders for posting online.

Mullins is a major critic of Mayor Bill de Blasio, and his union's offensive comes as the mayor and City Council weigh nine bills to more closely regulate police conduct, oversight that Mullins and his union bitterly reject as unnecessary.

"If you want to take the photos and videos of the police, I welcome you to," Mullins said. "But I think we should also start to hold those in charge accountable the other way around."

The union's tactic plays into a perception by many New Yorkers that the quality of life has fallen.

A Quinnipiac poll last week found that just 33 percent of New Yorkers say the quality of life in the city is "very good" or "good," the lowest number ever measured.

De Blasio said Monday he's increasing aid to the homeless but also supports vigorous enforcement of quality-of-life offenses.

"The law is the law," de Blasio said. "Anyone who urinates in public is subject to arrest. Anyone who jumps a turnstile is subject to arrest. There's a long list of clear violations that we know about, and the NYPD will enforce those very, very consistently."

Frank Darretta admits some of the homeless behave badly, but he believes police harass them. He's not too worried about police taking his picture.

"What are they gonna do to me that they probably can't do nothing to me," he said.