[xkaydet65]

The family asked DeB to be there. And while I loathe him and understand the feelings of the officers of the NYPD,I think turning their backs and chatting, even though it was outside on Myrtle Avenue was disrespectful to the family and to their murdered brother.

[Dallas59]

They respected the dead....but not the words of De Blasio.

This is profoundly personal to me. I was at the White House the other day, and the president of the United States turned to me, and he met Dante a few months ago, and he said that Dante reminded him of what he looked like as a teenager. And he said I know you see this crisis through a very personal lens. And I said to him, I did.
Because Chirlane and I have had to talk to Dante for years about the dangers that he may face. A good young man, law-abiding young man who would never think to do anything wrong. And yet, because of a history that still hangs over us, the dangers he may face, we've had to literally train him—as families have all over this city for decades—in how to take special care in any encounter he has with the police officers who are there to protect him. And that painful sense of contradiction that our young people see first, that our police are here to protect us, and we honor that, and at the same time, there's a history we have to overcome, because for so many of our young people, there's a fear. And for so many of our families, there's a fear.
So I've had to worry over the years. Chirlane's had to worry. Is Dante safe each night? There are so many families in this city who feel that each and every night. Is my child safe? And not just from some of the painful realities—crime and violence in some of our neighborhoods—but is safe from the very people they want to have faith in as their protectors.

[GilesB]

Then the family’s wishes prevail, and the mayor should have been there.

Since the officers were outside, I think it was ok for them to register their displeasure towards the mayor.

[Darksheare]

” ,I think turning their backs and chatting, even though it was outside on Myrtle Avenue was disrespectful to the family and to their murdered brother.”

Isn’t that special.
Walter Wilhelm disrespects the cops, agitates for their murder with Al Sharpton, and you think they should be respectful to the guy spitting in their faces and disrespecting them.