Mayor supports Chief McLay's embrace of anti-racism message (Pittsburgh race-baiters & cop-haters)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | 01/04/2015 | Michael A. Fuoco

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Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto was at home with his girlfriend on New Year’s Eve when he glanced at his smartphone and saw a Facebook posting of a photograph of Police Chief Cameron McLay holding a sign reading “I resolve to challenge racism @ work. # end white silence.”

“I thought, ‘What a great way to begin the new year,’ ” the mayor said, and he showed his girlfriend the photo. It had been taken by activists from What’s Up?! Pittsburgh, who approached the chief in a coffee shop during the city’s First Night festivities and asked him pose with their sign.

So pleased was Mayor Peduto with his new police chief’s action that he quickly posted the photograph on his own Facebook account, adding his support to restoring trust between the police bureau and the communities it serves, a stated goal of Chief McLay.

“I thought there was very little chance for someone to say this was the wrong message to send,” Mr. Peduto recounted Saturday.

He was wrong.

The photo, which continues to be shared on social media, has drawn cheers from numerous groups and individuals, but Fraternal Order of Police President Howard McQuillan isn’t among them.

KDKA-TV quoted him Friday as saying the photo amounted to the chief labeling the police force as racist. And in an email to the chief, obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Officer McQuillan wrote that the chief’s actions raised “serious concerns. … By Mayor Peduto labeling us ‘corrupt and mediocre’ and now our current Chief insinuating that we are now racist, merely by the color of our skin and the nature of our profession, I say enough is enough!”

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This guy was hired by our mayor & has been supported unequivocally. Rumor has it that the two are gay "friends" and that this guy will be protected at all costs. The amount of damage done to our cops by this guy in just a few short months is impressive

[rightwingintelligentsia]

The big surprise to me in the story is the revelation that Mayor Peduto-head has a girlfriend.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

now our current Chief insinuating that we are now racist, merely by the color of our skin and the nature of our profession,

Yeah. That pretty much is exactly what he is doing.

[Awgie]

Being White is quickly coming to mean “Guilty until Proved Innocent.”

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The only people in the ‘burgh who seem to have a problem with the police are our Homewood residents. But according to our progressive city leadership, I guess it’s a widespread problem.

[clintonh8r]

It looks like you don’t have any city leadership....

[knarf]

Let's see now ...

The racist cop haters accuse the other side of racism when they use the tactics of the cop haters ...

Do I have it right ?

[A_perfect_lady]

Oh, we need to end white silence alright. There's quite a few topics we've been politely silent on, and I'm about done with it.

[Nervous Tick]

>> # end white silence

OK. Be careful what you ask for, mayor.

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Our “leadership” seems to be taking it’s curs from deBlasio & company

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Very well

[a fool in paradise]

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto was at home with his girlfriend on New Year’s Eve when he glanced at his smartphone and saw a Facebook posting of a photograph of Police Chief Cameron McLay holding a sign reading “...# end white silence."

What the hell is white silence? Is that like muslim silence on terrorism?

#ENDWHITESHAMING

[MeshugeMikey]

white silence???? since when??

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Very well said.

I hit post before I finished typing

[MileHi]

+1

[a fool in paradise]

Being White is quickly coming to mean “Guilty until Proved Innocent.”

White devils are born with original sin. You need to spend more time studying up on black hate preacher rhetoric.

White are guilty and there is no restitution to make up for it. Get ready to accept "your" beatdown (as Zimmerman was later advised).

[jmaroneps37]

One liberal puke supporting another so what’s new?

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

It is spelledn”Whitedevil”....it is all one word

[mrsmel]

I’ve been done with it. I don’t care who calls me what anymore.

[Jabba the Nutt]

"“I thought there was very little chance for someone to say this was the wrong message to send,” Mr. Peduto recounted Saturday."

If the mayor was truthful (a big if) when he said this, it proves that the mayor is moron.