Posted on 12/28/2014 10:01:21 AM PST by Steelfish
NYPD Chief: "Inappropriate" For Officers To Turn Backs On Mayor Again
By REBECCA KAPLAN December 28, 2014
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton said it was "very inappropriate" for officers to turn their backs on New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio at the funeral for slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos. It was the second time officers had done so since the slaying of two NYPD cops.
"That funeral was held to honor Officer Ramos, and to bring politics, to bring issues into that event I think was very inappropriate and I do not support it. He is the mayor of New York, he was there representing the citizens of New York to express their remorse and their regret at that death," Bratton said on CBS' "Face the Nation."
"At the same time it is reflective unfortunately of the feelings of some of our officers at this juncture about not just the mayor but I think about some of the many issues that are afflicting the city at this time and this particular police department," he added.
Tensions have been running high between DeBlasio and some of the city's police officers since Ramos and another officer, Wenjian Liu, were shot and killed in their patrol car earlier this month. Police union officials blamed DeBlasio for their deaths, in part because of his public support for people protesting grand jury decisions not to indict police officers who had killed two black men, Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
Bratton defended DeBlasio, calling him "totally supportive of his personnel" and praising the city for investing hundreds of millions of dollars in additional training, equipment and technology to enhance officer safety.
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So have you started the recall effort yet?
Because he’s so respectful.
It’s all about him....
This police chief is also just a politician who is scrambling for votes among the rabble. He can, but watch how much he loses among the people who count. DeBlasio is a loser who has spent his political fortune on trying to also get votes among the rabble. He will pay the price and so will the police chief. A man in the position of police chief should be a representative of the men under him, not a politician trying for votes. He starts looking like the judge in the Miracle on 34th Street, except that the judge did not turn on the people under him. I think the police chief is not long for that position. The policeman’s union will probably go after him like gangbusters. He’s a rat!
I read here on FR that the mayor was 2 hours late for the memorial
It was inappropriate for Kaiser Bill to throw the police under the bus.
Hey, Chief: go ahead and fire all those evil racist cops. I am sure the peace-loving liberal masses in NYC will all just get along in a big ole love fest...
That's your opinion.
I would guess that their first priority is to come home safe at night.
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