Posted on 12/08/2014 9:36:51 AM PST by SeekAndFind
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio revealed in an interview on Sunday that he has taught his biracial son to not "move suddenly" or "reach for [his] cell phone" when near police officers, adding that the reality is different for white children. A police union chief responded by slamming the comments as "moronic," and said that they do not help ease the racial tensions in the city.
When asked by ABC News on Sunday whether he believes his son, Dante, is at risk from the police department, de Blasio, who is married to an African-American woman, said:
"It's different for a white child. That's just the reality in this country."
He continued: "And with Dante, very early on with my son, we said, 'Look, if a police officer stops you, do everything he tells you to do, don't move suddenly, don't reach for your cell phone,' because we knew, sadly, there's a greater chance it might be misinterpreted if it was a young man of color."
He added that people know that police officers protect them, but warned that "there's that fear that there could be that one moment of misunderstanding with a young man of color and that young man may never come back."
New York (Photo: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz/Files)New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio (right), his wife, Chirlane McCray, daughter, Chiara, and son, Dante, pose for a picture as they arrive to speak with supporters at an event in Manhattan, New York, on Aug. 18, 2013.
The NYC mayor's comments follow several nights of protests that gripped a number of U.S. cities, including New York, following a grand jury's decision not to indict the white police officer involved in the controversial death of unarmed black man Eric Garner.
Ed Mullins, head of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, slammed de Blasio's comments as "moronic," NY Daily News reported, and argued that the mayor "doesn't belong" in New York.
"He has a security detail of New York City police officers assigned to protect his family. And yet he's making statements that his son shouldn't feel safe with New York City cops," Mullins said on John Catsimatidis' radio show on AM970.
"Ultimately, if this individual who's in charge of running this city doesn't have faith in his own son being protected by the NYPD, he may want to think about moving out of New York City completely. He just doesn't belong here," he added.
De Blasio has also been criticized by Patrick Lynch, head of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, the city's largest police union, who accused the mayor of throwing police "under the bus" by telling his son to be wary of police officers.
NYC Police Commissioner Bill Bratton further added that many police officers feel that they are "under assault" in America as a result of the protests that have swept the nation.
"Policing at the moment is under attack, it really is," Bratton said.
In his interview on Sunday, de Blasio denied that he has thrown police "under the bus," however, and said that he has "immense respect" for law enforcement agents. He added that improving training and communication can "transcended" problems between police and minority communities.
"The point here is we have a whole series of things we have to do to change the dynamics in our city. This is true all over the country," the NYC mayor said. "We have to retrain police forces in how to work with communities differently. We have to work on things like body cameras that will provide a different level of transparency and accountability. This is something systemic. And we bluntly have to talk about the historic racial dynamics that underlie this."
Hey DeBlabbio, face it your kid has a higher chance of being murdered, assaulted or robbed by black thugs then he has of being harmed by NYPD.
“And I wonder what useless low-IQ marshmallow major his son will pursue in college?”
Doesn’t matter. Both kids will be taken care of by the system of liberal patronage:
http://nypost.com/2014/08/08/mayors-kids-score-prestigious-unpaid-internships-at-city-hall/
Chiara was planning on studying “Environmental Studies” a year or two ago. I have no idea is that’s what she really signed up for.
If I were a NY Cop, I would go on a silent strike. Let the petty crime quickly evolve into major crime. Let Red Bill see what his comments mean on the street.
“shows the moment a protester was assaulted with a hammer while trying stop other protesters from looting a Radio Shack”
Did you notice that the victim was white and the man with the hammer was black?
Did NYC's fine mayor teach his bi-racial children that the law only applies to them, so it's unfair? That police should be enforcing tax law, not criminal activity, the kind that puts people in danger?
NYC is truly lost with this fool as mayor. Wise people will avoid it, even more than most did before.
I wonder if he told his son to pull up his pants, pull down the hoodie, and speak in a normal voice instead of yelling MF every other word.
If anyone hasn’t read Thomas Wolfe’s Bonfire of the Vanities, now would be a good time. Novel, but covers racial politics in NYC better than anything I have read.
The movie is horrible.
Get the book.
I was mistaken for a wanted kidnapping/murder suspect once. It was intense but de-escelated quickly.
I was backing out of a parking space and suddenly had a gun in my face and a cop screaming at me to stop the car. I complied and and asked to put the car in park and shut off the ignition which I did carefully with my left arm out the window. I ended up in cuffs face down in the parking lot till things got sorted out. I was on my way home in under 20 minutes.
He's been in for nearly a year now. Honestly, I thought that the city's decline would be much faster with this Bozo.
Every parent should teach their child how to behave around a policeman.
Keep you hands where they can be seen
Follow orders
Be cordial and answer questions
Any race of child should be taught these rules.
Ed Mullins, head of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, slammed de Blasio's comments as "moronic," NY Daily News reported, and argued that the mayor "doesn't belong" in New York. "He has a security detail of New York City police officers assigned to protect his family. And yet he's making statements that his son shouldn't feel safe with New York City cops," Mullins said on John Catsimatidis' radio show on AM970. "Ultimately, if this individual who's in charge of running this city doesn't have faith in his own son being protected by the NYPD, he may want to think about moving out of New York City completely. He just doesn't belong here," he added. De Blasio has also been criticized by Patrick Lynch, head of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, the city's largest police union, who accused the mayor of throwing police "under the bus" by telling his son to be wary of police officers. NYC Police Commissioner Bill Bratton further added that many police officers feel that they are "under assault" in America as a result of the protests that have swept the nation. "Policing at the moment is under attack, it really is," Bratton said.De Blasio (that's his name for the time being) should have been removed from office over that corrupt fiasco over the horse-drawns in Central Park. And he and his freakshow 'family' doesn't belong in the public eye, or anywhere else.
“He has a security detail of New York City police officers assigned to protect his family. And yet he’s making statements that his son shouldn’t feel safe with New York City cops,”
Money quote. Kind of like Rosie O opposing guns and hiring armed bodyguards to take her kids to school.
You’re right; in this day & age it is asking for trouble/”suicide by cop”...
I’ll go through that when they are driving; no reason to have an armed cop on edge as he approaches your window...
Sure; I’d rather sort safely it out later.
I can’t imagine what these perps are thinking, especially the older ones who should know better.
The middle class moved out long ago (for the most part). Dad moved us out in 1964 as it was becoming a sewer The very rich and very poor live there. Others commute. It is a full time job putting an end to the corruption. It has gotten much worse since I moved out at age 15.
I would never consider attempting to fix that place. For the past few years I thought it possible to fix the state. But alas the corruption is too great for that to. I will leave asap but as this is a family matter if could take a few years
Indeed. What next? Adivising his son to marry a blond and blue eyed girl so the children do not suffer?
For which I imagine there was no compensation not even a written apology... and you did not sue...
In cases like this, if the actual culprit being sought is caught, that person even if nobody else should be held culpable for experiences such as yours.
I’m a white person of color. I’ve already had an officer approach me with his hand on his gun. If I had stepped out of my car, faced the officer, and then reached into my coat, some bad things might have happened. I did not step out of my car or make a sudden move reaching inside my clothing. I’m still breathing.
wow,,, any other words of wisdom ?
friggin’idiot
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