Posted on 01/05/2015 1:54:09 PM PST by maggief
NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio touted new crime statistics Monday, one day after members of the NYPD once again turned their backs on him.
The mayor spoke with police commissioner William Bratton, hailing big drops in the murder and robbery rates.
At the funeral of officer Wen Jian Liu Sunday, some officers turned their backs when de Blasio spoke, claiming the mayor doesn't have their back amid growing anti-police sentiment, despite a memo from Bratton asking the officers refrain from acts of protest.
De Blasio has tried repeatedly to close the divide.
"Rather than get lost in the daily back and forth by the loudest and most disrespectful voices, those that have been so loud in recent weeks, let's talk about where we need to go as a city," he said. "Let's talk about a positive vision. Let's talk about what the people of this city want us to do together."
(Excerpt) Read more at 7online.com ...
It’s amazing how fast the crime rate drops when the cops stop enforcing the law.
exactly
CBS/AP January 5, 2015, 4:50 PM
NYC mayor: Cops’ gesture at funerals disrespectful to families
NEW YORK — Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the police officers who turned their back during the funerals of two slain police officers were “disrespectful to the families who lost loved ones” as well as to the people of New York City who hold them in high regard.
De Blasio lies just as 0bama does.
He owes Sharpton.
The “crime rates” will be dropping drastically soon, as in, there will be so few arrests. Sort of like 0bama and deporting illegals, right?
Hmm ...
Rachel Noerdlinger has a new job — in the private sector.
The public relations pro — who worked for the Rev. Al Sharpton and then Mayor Bill de Blasio’s wife, Chirlane McCray — started work Monday as a managing director at Mercury Public Affairs.
http://pagesix.com/2015/01/05/disgraced-aide-to-de-blasio-wife-lands-new-job/
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wiki:
Michael McKeon is a Partner of Mercury Public Affairs. In 2007, McKeon served as Senior Communications Advisor to former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s presidential campaign.
Prior to joining Mercury, Mr. McKeon served as New York governor George Pataki’s Director of Communications, and as the Governor’s chief spokesman.[1] He was responsible for overseeing the State’s crisis communications, during and after the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
As the Governor’s chief liaison on September 11 issues to New York City Hall and family groups, McKeon worked closely with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his staff, along with White House senior staff, on the development and production of the ceremonies marking the first anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
Prior to joining the Pataki administration in May 1995, McKeon worked for more than 10 years as a reporter for three New York newspapers, winning several awards for local and political reporting.
Born in 1963, McKeon is a 1985 graduate of Utica College.
McKeon served on the Selection Jury for the World Trade Center Memorial.
http://www.mercuryllc.com/leadership/michael-mckeon/
EXCERPT
During his time with Mercury, Mike has facilitated multiple mergers and new development projects for corporate clients. Mike has helped Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits and industry associations wage winning campaigns in New York City and Albany through a leading combination of government relations and public affairs strategy. Mike also provides crisis communications counsel to some of the world’s top companies and individuals thrust into the media spotlight – both preparing leaders for future challenges and anticipating unforeseeable events.
Previously, Mike served as the Executive Director of Republicans for Governor Andrew Cuomo, helping Governor Andrew Cuomo build bipartisan support
for his overwhelming victory in 2010.
They probably only need half the cops they have right now. Lay off 18,000 cops and use the savings to pay off the debt. This Mayor could really change things for New York if they had that extra money from the police department.
I suspect pensions are the lion’s share of the cop cost. Good luck touching those.
Here’s a question: With the slowdown in the NYPD enforcing non-violent crimes have the rates of police shootings and claims of excessive force dropped?
The bankruptcy courts have made clear that pensions for public employees are on the table during municipal bankruptcies.
No need to touch the pensions. There is absolutely no reason for a guy who was promised a pension in exchange for work should lose any pensions. Any change to pensions should be made for the guy starting work the following day. In fact, the company who gave a pension should take care of people on pensions before stock holders in my opinion and I have stocks and still want the workers to be taken care of first. Our companies have gone nuts and totally screwing the workers and it must stop. It has been that way since the 80s.
I have to disagree with you when it comes to public sector unions.
If some former politicians promised our tax dollars for votes in the form of over-generous pensions, the taxpayer should have some form of recourse to see that those pensions are adjusted according to the ability of the government to pay, without further pillaging from the taxpayer.
“World Ends. Dead Rise From The Grave. Democrats Claim Credit.”
Should be down an amazing 90% by now.
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