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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Get up off your knees, Bratton.
Bratton can STFU !
He’s a hack for hire. He knows who butters his bread.
It’s not the “office” attending the funeral, it’s the steaming turd occupying the “office”. That phrase is a meaningless ploy to maintain some semblance of respect for asshole office holders who deserve no respect and who show no respect for the responsibilities of the office they hold.
DeBlasio was there mostly for to burnish his self destructive and tarnished Kommie reputation.
The phot op and representation were coincidental.
Once the city opens its bag of goodies at contract time the NYPD will forget their fallen brothers and all will be well.
I respectfully submit that when the office is so profoundly diminished by a small, mean, self-serving, and corrupt person, then the office itself no longer commands respect. It can only be restored to greatness by a great person.
Yeah, Bratton and you’re his lackey.
Blowjobio told the Trayvons that they were the good guys and the cops were the bad guys and two innocent dead cops was the direct result.
I hope they never stop turning their backs on him. He turned his back on them. Not that commies like cops. Unless their members of the SS/KGB, of course.
Whadda suckup!
Go back to “Baston” Bratton ya creep.
Words and actions have consequences - even for Mayors. Next time he and other Mayors/etc. may just think twice about what they do and say.
By remembering those who held it before him, both good and bad. Same as with the presidency.
Many of the thousands of officers who turned their backs came from police departments outside of New York. Bratton has no authority over them and I’m sure they don’t care what he thinks.
I have never understood this “respect the office”, the office is an object to be filled, if this office is shamed by the person holding it, respect is not due.
I know I do and I’m 60 miles north of “fun land”.
Morale trickles down from the top, It does not well up from the bottom.
Bratton.....politician.
Pity
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