[Pining_4_TX]

What is wrong with people? Never in my life would I believe that people could be so hateful and antagonistic towards the police. We are living in Superman's Bizarro world where everything wrong is right.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Now the FIRE DEPARTMENT!

"...refuse to allow the Fire Department the space to pay tribute..."

It's going to be too bad if they ever need police or fire protection.

In Colonial Philadelphia, you had to purchase fire insurance to get the fire brigades to put out your house fire. You put an emblem on your house to show you were insured. I see this same feature in our future -- you put out an emblem showing support for police and fire departments in order to get their services.

[pnz1]

From Facebook post by Greenlawn Fire:

“In response to the media attention over the last 24hrs, the Greenlawn Fire Department has been contacted by Decker’s Nursery, and they have now approved the usage of their property for a flag arch per the original request.”

[dainbramaged]

Cold blooded and inexcusable.

[Puppage]

It’s absolutely disgusting

[SkyDancer]

Will be out of business by end of week.

[monkeyshine]

People are just more and more hateful in general it seems. Even to the point that you can see and read about people openly cheering and applauding at the misfortunes of others.

[lastchance]

I think he was the officer killed by the very drunk Black woman who ranted against the police on some online program she had. So no doubt the usual asswipes like BLM are defending her and at the ready to protest any support for the officer she mowed down.

[ronniesgal]

if i lived there they would not see a penny from me- and i love nurseries.

[Salvey]

Uh oh! Big Mistake.

[pnut22]

This needs to be shared massively in that neighborhood. If I recall correctly from the Chad/Chaz zone, leftists have no idea how to garden. They spread a thin layer of top soil over some asphalt and planted veggies in it.

[tflabo]

Hey whatever the jerkwad will lose a few customers.

[vespa300]

Let’s all call em and them where they can go......F em.

[artichokegrower]

Let them know what you think

841 Pulaski Road
Greenlawn, New York 11740
(631) 261-1148
hello@deckers-nursery.com

[Quilla]

Yelp is blocking comments on their page!

[Wuli]

Here is a copy of a statement from the owners of Deckers, found on their facebook page:

Below is a statement from Conrad Decker, our owner, to our local community.

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Hello, my name is Conrad Decker and I’m the owner of Decker’s Nursery. I wanted to take a minute to address a situation that has arisen in the past 24 hours that has quickly put our organization in the middle of quite a bit of discussion online. I’d like to try and provide a little more context so everyone has all of the information about what transpired.
Before I get too far along, however, I personally want to send my heartfelt condolences to the family of slain officer Anastasios Tsakos. While we do not know him or his family personally, based on the outpouring of support, it’s obvious that he was a great man, a great father and a great police officer. It is truly a tragedy and our prayers are with his family and the NYPD as we’re sure everyone is suffering from his loss.
Additionally, please let me clear up one very important point. I am NOT “anti-cop” and the Decker’s Nursery organization as a whole does not support “anti-cop” sentiment in any way, shape or form. If you’ve known us for any amount of time, you know we are in fact supporters of our local law enforcement officers, our first responders and our active military and veterans. We often try to find ways to give back to them when we can. We believe they are one of a kind individuals and we appreciate the work that they do. Unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of incorrect information being shared that has framed this situation as one that is anti-cop and I assure you that is not the case.
I’d like to provide a little bit of backstory. Late last week we were informed by the local fire department that they would be shutting down Pulaski Road for upwards of two days and that we would be forced to close our business during that time. In our industry, this is the busiest time of year and as a business, we provide jobs to a large number of staff who rely on their employment with us to support their families. This business is our livelihood and the way that it was presented to us left us with a lot of concerns. I was genuinely concerned about the outcome of being forced to turn customers away for two days. We were then asked if we would be willing to allow the Fire Department to use our parking lot during this time for the funeral procession.
What resulted was unfortunate. My response to that request was driven by an emotional, knee jerk reaction. I was just told that I was going to be non-operational for two days and I was frustrated and upset and, at the time, I was unwilling to co-operate. This was not an anti-cop issue, it was a small business owner trying to stay in business issue.
I realize that my emotions got the best of me and that my response lacked compassion and understanding for what these officers are going through. I admit that I could have handled the situation better and for that, I’m truly sorry. My intention was not to be disrespectful.
Not long after this, we began receiving a number of threats to our business and staff. For safety reasons, we temporarily parked our trucks, overnight, in our front lot to prevent this from escalating any further.
I have already reached to our local Fire Department and we are on good terms. We have offered to allow them to park their trucks in our lot if they need to and they have provided support in return.
Decker’s Nursery has been a part of the Greenlawn, Huntington and larger Suffolk County community for 12 years now. We understand why this situation would cause disappointment but we truly hope that you’ll allow us to earn back your trust and respect.

[Born to Conserve]

So much for private property.

[shanover]

Country is transforming into a sh*t hole with sh*t people.

[PGR88]

Greenlawn NY - a rich, woke suburb of NYC on Long Island.

[I want the USA back]

OK, so the murderer has two get out of jail cards and that explains why the media has not been on fire with this criminal killing. Also, the thing hates the police, and has condemned them with profanity, making it easy for prosecutors to charge her with premeditated murder.

The cop was White. The murderer, well you can guess it since this has not been on TV 24/7. Obvious. America’s #1 certified victim group that blames Whitey for all its failures.

[FreeReign]

Decker Nursery is a couple of town over from me. I've been there a few times, it's nothing great.

I just tried calling Decker to see if the story was true, but apparently "all representatives are busy at this time."

SMH