"It's unfortunate that in a time of great tragedy, some would resort to irresponsible, overheated rhetoric that angers and divides people,"
Two words: pot, kettle
My understanding is that the NYPD is about half white officers. So many minority cops are united in feeling denigrated, insulted, unhappy with worthless communist De Blasio.
NYC being so diverse you have
Asians/Chinese
Hispanics from many different Hispanic nations
Blacks...some with Caribbean origin
In the ranks of the NYPD