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In reply to the discussion: 'DE BLASIO, OUR BACKS HAVE TURNED TO YOU' Cold war between NYPD cops, de Blasio takes to skies [View all]branford
(4,462 posts)I've never stated nor implied you weren't entitled to your own viewpoints or diminished your own experiences. However, you seem to disregard perspectives other than your own. I'm a lifelong resident of and work in NYC. Are my experiences and opinions less valid or important because I'm not African-American whether it concerns the police, unions or anything else? Are you implying I don't care about or understand racial disparities in the criminal justice system because of the color of my skin, because a significant part of my own political activism and legal career has involved this very issue. Just as I don't know you, you really don't know me.
Additionally, are you disregarding or doubting the numerous reported statements by other people of color concerning demands for greater community policing? Are the various polls and comments from Democratic elected officials, including people of color like AG Holder and the president, products of our imagination?
And most importantly, with respect to the OP and the beginning of our discussion, do you believe that the police and union statements in opposition to the mayor actually warrant discipline in light of the Constitution, various labor laws and the unions' collective bargaining agreements?