“i love the replies to him.”
Then you’ll enjoy the replies to this tweet.
https://twitter.com/BilldeBlasio/status/546473587600007168
Bill de BlasioVerified account
@BilldeBlasio
When police officers are murdered, it tears at the foundation of our society. This heinous attack was an attack on our entire city.
FLASHBACK:
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
EXCERPTS
“I spent some time with Ben Garner, Eric’s father, who is in unspeakable pain,” the mayor said.
“I couldn’t help but immediately think what it would mean to me to lose Dante. Things would never be the same again,”
“(Wife) Chirlane and I have had to talk to Dante for years about the danger that he may face … how to take special care in any encounters he has with the police officers who are there to protect him.”
“This is now a national moment of grief, a national moment of pain and searching for a solution,”
“We are dealing with centuries of racism that have brought us to this day. That is how profound the crisis is.”
“One chapter has closed with the decision of this grand jury. There are more chapters to come.”
“They made clear that the investigation initiated by the U.S. attorney would now move forward,”