Posted on 12/20/2014 2:22:32 PM PST by Rusty0604
Two uniformed NYPD officers were shot dead Saturday afternoon as they sat in their marked police car on a Brooklyn street corner — in what investigators believe was a crazed gunman’s execution-style mission to avenge Eric Garner and Michael Brown.
“It’s an execution,” one law enforcement source said of the 3 p.m. shooting of the two officers, whose names were being withheld pending family notification of their deaths.
The tragic heroes were working overtime as part of an anti-terrorism drill when they were shot point-blank in their heads by the lone gunman, who approached them on foot from the sidewalk at the corner of Myrtle and Tompkins avenues in Bed-Stuy.
“I’m Putting Wings on Pigs Today,” a person believed to be the gunman wrote on Instagram in a message posted just three hours before the officers were shot through their front passenger window.
“They Take 1 Of Ours … Let’s Take 2 of Theirs,” the post continued, signing off with, “This May Be My Final Post.”
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Judge Jeannine has the best guests on wirth her right now!
Bo and Bernie - great guests together.
BUMP and Bernie Kerik!!!!
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/227797-holder-condemns-senseless-police-shooting
December 20, 2014, 08:51 pm
Holder calls New York police shootings ‘act of barbarism’
Attorney General Eric Holder condemned the “senseless” shooting of two New York City police Saturday, and pledged the full resources of the Justice Department to assist in the investigation of the ambush killings.
“This was an unspeakable act of barbarism, and I was deeply saddened to hear of the loss of these two brave officers in the line of duty,” Holder said in a statement. “On behalf of all those who serve in the United States Department of Justice, I want to express my heartfelt condolences to the officers’ loved ones and colleagues.”
A White House official confirmed that President Obama was briefed, and that White House officials will continue to monitor the situation.
New York City police commissioner William Bratton said earlier Saturday that the two officers, Wenjin Liu and Raphael Ramos, were shot without warning while sitting in their parked patrol car. The suspect, 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, then ran to a nearby subway station and fatally shot himself.
Bratton said Brinsley had shot his ex-girlfriend earlier Saturday in Baltimore, and posted messages to his social media accounts “which were very anti-police.”
The killings came amid criticism of the New York City police department following the death of Eric Garner, a black man who died when police officers arresting him for selling illegal cigarettes placed him in a chokehold.
A grand jury decided earlier this month not to indict officers in the death, just days after a similar panel in Ferguson, Mo., opted not to charge Darren Wilson, the white police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown.
The New York Post published a series of pictures reportedly from Brinsley’s Instagram page that references Brown and Garner and intimates plans to kill police officers in retaliation. The Instagram account is no longer active.
Al Sharpton, who has served as a spokesman for Garner’s family, condemned the shootings in a post to Twitter.
“I am outraged at the killing of 2 police officers in Brooklyn,” Sharpton said. “That is why we stress non violence as the only way to fight for justice.”
President Obama earlier this week signed an executive order establishing a task force dedicated to finding ways to improve relations between communities and their police forces, and Holder himself traveled around the country in recent weeks for a series of roundtable discussions on the subject.
Holder referenced that effort in his statement Saturday on the New York police shooting.
“Our nation must always honor the valor — and the sacrifices — of all law enforcement officers with a steadfast commitment to keeping them safe,” he said. “This means forging closer bonds between officers and the communities they serve, so that public safety is not a cause that is served by a courageous few, but a promise that’s fulfilled by police officials and citizens working side by side.”
Bernie:
“The lawless have been encouraged by the mayor.”
ABSOLUTELY!
There is a ‘where to watch’ link at the bottom of that OANN page...that may give you some place to see their news.
Puke.
Just puke!
Judge Jeannine is great all by herself but having Bo and Bernie on now makes it even better.
WOW! Holder better look out for the lightning! It’s possible no one in world history has EVER been that hypocritical!
WTH did they expect?
Their chickens have come home to roost, (from Baltimore, no less).
Amen.
I really like her Saturday night TV show.
Judge Jeannine doesn’t mess around.
Utterly disgusting. Thought it deserved its own thread.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3239408/posts
Holder calls New York police shootings ‘act of barbarism’
You’re right.
Thanks very much, maggief!
I guess that's a win for government union types.
The useless scum called Jackson & Sharpton have blood on their hands...but what else is new. Lets see how the state media spins this one. The sh!t is going to hit the fan.
Yes. The mayor is a big fat pussy who caved to the “protesters.”
Unfortunate for most of law enforcement who follow the Constitution and their oath of course; unfortunately the greater unintended consequences of double standards, illegal actions, code of silence, police unions, and PR disasters with the public have been devastating and will allow no quarter. In turn, the gov’t will enact police state actions curbing freedoms and their will be an atrocity or two. That won’t go over well to put it mildly. The extremes will be in major cities, urban areas.
Repeating for emphasis.
De Blasio hadn’t dishonored his name. He just thought running as an Italian would bring him better results in NYC than running as a German. He’s dishonored it now, however.
Me thinks the communication chain is Sharpton>Holder/Jarrett>... de Blasio.
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