NY Times: In Police Rift, Mayor de Blasio’s Missteps Included Thinking It Would Pass

New York Times ^ | January 11, 2014 | Michael M. Grynbaum, J. David Goodman and Al Baker

[Zakeet]

Not long after Mayor Bill de Blasio sat beside the Rev. Al Sharpton at a July summit meeting on police reform, a political adviser gave the mayor a blunt assessment: You have a problem with the cops.

Rank-and-file officers felt disrespected by the mayor, the adviser explained, and were dismayed to see Mr. Sharpton, a longtime critic of the New York Police Department, embraced at City Hall.

But Mr. de Blasio, a Democrat, rejected the notion that officers disliked him. His message, the adviser later recalled, was clear: Everything was under control.

That confidence would last until late last month, when the murders of two officers in Brooklyn prompted the department to adopt a stance of rebellion. Uniformed officers protested against the mayor in public, and low-level arrests virtually stopped. Mr. de Blasio, a liberal who had staked his mayoralty on re-educating the police force, is struggling to secure its basic trust.

In recent days, Mr. de Blasio has sounded downcast, according to aides who have spoken with him. The manager of his mayoral campaign has returned to help. And his team is considering focus groups and a poll to refine the mayor’s message to New Yorkers who may have soured on him.

[vladimir998]

“What’s his wife wearing on her head in that photo? A witches hat?”

That’s his daughter and she’s wearing a New Year’s Eve party hat (the swearing in was on Jan. 1st). What gets me is how poorly dressed the son is. His dad is being sworn in as mayor of the greatest city in the world and he couldn’t find a shirt and tie?

[Fantasywriter]

The beatings will continue until morale improves.

[Paladin2]

Nice 70,s ,fro. Did H0lder leave that one behind in NYC?

[Lazamataz]

Unfortunately, since this otherwise-reasonable article is run in a newspaper that has been an enemy of America, and enemy of good, and even an enemy of civilization, the article becomes worthless.

Fruit of the Poison Tree.

[dangus]

“Eager to show respect for officers, the mayor instead unwittingly antagonized them...”

Eager to show respect? Respect???

[dangus]

>> I suspect the cops tend to be more conservative than the average nooyawker. <<

The reason NYPD’s finest are still the finest is that NY never succumbed to the “community-policing” fad that meant only people living inside a city could join that city’s police force. Most NYPD are from Long Island, Westchester and even New Jersey. So if by “Nooyawker” you mean NYC resident, yes they are.

[DouglasKC]

ha ha....I’m glad it wasn’t just me! At first glance I thought it was a wizard of oz group shot....seriously!

[katana]

I think his wife is the Pygmy to his immediate right. The one in the black dunce cap may be the priestess of his coven.

[leapfrog0202]

And the son is in jeans! Jeans at his father’s swearing in. No class, any of them. Just like DeBlahBlah’s wife wearing jeans to the 2nd NYPD officer’s funeral.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

That article could have been written by de Blasio’s staff, it was so full of ass-kiss to him.

And so many references to “caught them unaware, but they knew they will soon turn the police to their side”, and variations.

No, it is obvious to the police that de Blasio despises them, and has long despised them. And will continue to despise them. And blame them at every opportunity for his own lack of leadership, courtesy, and etiquette.

[Bon mots]

Pack of Clowns.

[SunkenCiv]

A.K.A. DeBlasio:

• NYC raises mayoral mansion fence, citing security
• De Blasio builds 'privacy fence' around Gracie Mansion
• De Blasio never got permits for new Gracie Mansion fence
• Two NYPD Cops Killed: Petition For Mayor de Blasio's Resignation Garners More Than 33,000 (now 44k+)
• Bo Dietl FMR NYPD Detective "Fire Big Bird Mayor DeBlasio" 30k call for Mayor's Resignation
• De Blasio Reaping What He Sowed
• The time is past for NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to resign
• After Murder of NYPD Officers, de Blasio and Bratton Attend Mass With Cardinal Dolan
• De Blasio wants to revamp the art collection at City Hall (Move over, George Washington!)
• For de Blasio, Attack Comes Amid Tension Over Police
• 12/19: De Blasio secretly meets with protest leaders (Justice League NYC at 1199 SEIU's HQ's)
• De Blasio Worked for Sandinistas, Honeymooned in Cuba
• De Blasio Accused Of Having 'Blood On His Hands' [Obama Too?]
• NY Cop Shooting-Obama fanned the flames towards this.
• Obamas are keeping the divide alive
• Obama Golfs After Receiving Word of NYPD Shooting
• Notice the Media Narrative Now
• Assassination of 2 NY policemen has the left scrambling
• Damage Control: Left Issues Slew of Statements After Execution Style Police Killings
• Senseless murders of NYPD officers stain a struggle for social justice: opinion
• Holder calls New York police shootings 'act of barbarism'
• ONE WEEK AGO... Protesters Chant "What Do We Want?... Dead Cops" At Sharpton's NYC March
• Sharpton denounces violence against police
• Sharpton: Our city is hurting from murder of NYPD officers
• Sharpton: Our city is hurting from the vicious murder of two NYPD officers
• Sharpton Offers "Condolenses" for Murdered NYPD Officers, Doesn't Have Decency to Get Quote Right
• After we marched: Distractions, distortions and bold-faced lies (Report from a Sharpton employee)
• The Three Stooges (Obama,Holder&Sharpton)Race-Baiters All...Guilty for 2 Dead Cops
• Sharpton has a PR consultant? He should give out Big Br'O dimes, if he has any.
• CNN Guest on Brooklyn Cop Shooting: 'Al Sharpton Got What He Wanted'
• Public defenders appear in video glorifying cop killing (Greta- last week)
• Public defenders appear in 'kill cops' rap video
• NY Police Union Head Blames Mayor, Protesters For Officers' Deaths
• NYPD Police Unions Have Strong Words for the Mayor After the Death of Two Officers
• Union: NYPD Now a 'Wartime' Police Dept.
• Email circulated among cops: 2 cars respond to every call
• BREAKING: COP Union Tells NYPD To Arrest Only When Necessary, Stand Down
• Should NYPD Issue Strike Ultimatum Demanding Holder and De Blasio Step Down?
• Police officers turn their backs on New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (edited title)
• Stunning Video: New York City Police Officers Turn Backs on Mayor de Blasio After Cops Executed
• VIDEO: NYPD officers turn away from Mayor de Blasio as he enters police presser for murdered cops
• NYC cops preemptively uninvite Mayor Bill de Blasio to their funerals
• New York police union tells Mayor Blasio he is BANNED from funerals of cops killed on duty ...
• Cops to de Blasio: Stay away from our funerals
• Anyone doubt there is a 40 year Black war on our cops?
• Subversion: Attacks on Police are Part of a Long Term Program

[SunkenCiv]

Bill De Blasio Is a Lesson New Yorkers Need to Learn
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3246004/posts

[ladyrustic]

If freerepublic gave out a best “post of the year” award, I’d vote for your post. I laughed so hard it hurt.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I hate like hell to defend any liberal, but this was one minute past midnight - New Years Eve, or New Years Day...her hat says “happy New Year” on it.

[KeyLargo]

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[hattend]

New Years Eve hat, perhaps?