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70. The Mayor challenged

Reply to niyad (Reply #15)

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 05:08 PM

Dec 2014

their misconception that they have carte blanche to commit murder without consequences. Kop Klux Klan.

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Hundreds Turn Their Back on de Blasio at NYPD Officer's Funeral [View all] inanna Dec 2014 OP

Drama Queens Roy Rolling Dec 2014 #1

What a shitty time to play politics. n/t inanna Dec 2014 #3

They may not have noticed, but they also turned their backs on the 2 officers who died. freshwest Dec 2014 #68

+1 treestar Dec 2014 #104

My firm represents many unions around the country, including one police union. Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #53

Exactly! And they think they demand respect. Respect needs to be earned! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2014 #58

Me, too...longtime Union member and Lynch is doing harm to the police adigal Dec 2014 #71

Insubordination. Fire these Fascist Fuckwits. AzDar Dec 2014 #2

NO kidding, every single last one of them randys1 Dec 2014 #27

Wow times have changed. MadDAsHell Dec 2014 #69

maybe because they are acting like entitled, spoiled brats who can kill with impunity? niyad Dec 2014 #81

Apparently, the reason for their actions matter. nt ohnoyoudidnt Dec 2014 #82

Your post indicates tabasco Dec 2014 #86

+1 crim son Dec 2014 #92

You're good. Welcome to DU. Raine1967 Dec 2014 #94

Progressives would have supported leftynyc Dec 2014 #116

I believe you missed the irony. branford Dec 2014 #122

Take a wild guess what happens if they're fired Reter Dec 2014 #98

Help Me Here - What Did De Blasio Do To Deserve This Treatment?......nt global1 Dec 2014 #4

He sympathized with the Garner Protestors. NutmegYankee Dec 2014 #8

+1 I would add the people in the NYPD that follow Patrick Lynch lock, stock, and barrel Raine1967 Dec 2014 #96

There are a 3 reasons. 1. He has a biracial son. 2. He is a Democrat. 3. The so-called still_one Dec 2014 #9

4th - Married to a black woman JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #29

Actually the fight started Moliere Dec 2014 #21

Untrue. JackRiddler Dec 2014 #50

He didnt coddle the NYPD. They have been so accustomed to not being told .. SummerSnow Dec 2014 #38

He has not authorized police riots against the protesters. JackRiddler Dec 2014 #49

They are an insult and a disgrace to New York, and the NYPD, and are insulting the still_one Dec 2014 #5

And, they are indicative of what is wrong with some cops! Emotions of RKP5637 Dec 2014 #59

He supported the protesters RosieS57 Dec 2014 #6

Sure they have the right to protest, but at a memorial service? What kind of class is that? still_one Dec 2014 #10

no class. niyad Dec 2014 #33

Thank you still_one Dec 2014 #37

Why are you inventing this falsehood? JackRiddler Dec 2014 #52

The police at the memorial protested his support for previous protests. Exultant Democracy Dec 2014 #78

That is exactly what I thought I said, thanks still_one Dec 2014 #84

Read the thread and figure out the confusion. JackRiddler Dec 2014 #123

We are on the same page, thanks still_one Dec 2014 #124

I agree the police showed no class doing this at the memorial. Exultant Democracy Dec 2014 #77

idiot RW drama queens heaven05 Dec 2014 #7

Total Selfishness. earthside Dec 2014 #11

R.I.P. for the officers who were killed because of a mentally illed person Iliyah Dec 2014 #12

Three-year-olds having a tantrum. uberblonde Dec 2014 #13

Not a good way to engage. oldandhappy Dec 2014 #14

and to think that these temper-tantrum throwing, whining brats have GUNS! enough to make` niyad Dec 2014 #15

The Mayor challenged The Wizard Dec 2014 #70

I am stealing this--kop klux klan! niyad Dec 2014 #80

Very sad day for the family and friends of the slain officer. project_bluebook Dec 2014 #16

They had done the same kind of crap with Dinkins BumRushDaShow Dec 2014 #17

K&R #5 to get this to the greatest page for more eyes on the disgraceful NYP action riderinthestorm Dec 2014 #18

Not the time nor the place. AngryOldDem Dec 2014 #19

Memo to NYPD: You work for the mayor, not the other way around. muntrv Dec 2014 #20

now see, I thought they were supposed to be working for us! niyad Dec 2014 #34

Memo to Mayor lark Dec 2014 #60

The NYPD does not work for the mayor. branford Dec 2014 #87

If the family had no respect for the mayor, they would not have let him speak at the funeral. SunSeeker Dec 2014 #106

I'm not prepared to go that far. branford Dec 2014 #107

The protesters were supposed to be there as mourners--that is why they got the time off. SunSeeker Dec 2014 #108

I'm not willing to state that the officers actions necessarily disrespected Officer Ramos. branford Dec 2014 #110

If the family had asked De Blasio to not come, he would have shown class, unlike these cops. SunSeeker Dec 2014 #113

P.S. The Ramos family explicitly said they would welcome the mayor at the funeral. SunSeeker Dec 2014 #109

The article does not indicate the family's opinion about Mayor deBlasio generally branford Dec 2014 #111

OFFS. If the family said they would welcome the mayor, that means they welcome the mayor. SunSeeker Dec 2014 #112

Time for New Yorkers to clean out their police force Ash_F Dec 2014 #22

Ha,Kill overtime,drug test all of them and easychoice Dec 2014 #28

Look at this compensation plan Ash_F Dec 2014 #36

Sounds pretty labor friendly... MadDAsHell Dec 2014 #72

Same site it has always been, we try to hold assholes accountable here Exultant Democracy Dec 2014 #76

They have been drug-tested for years Reter Dec 2014 #99

A criminal gang turns it's back on him? That isn't an insult. easychoice Dec 2014 #23

Disgraceful. nt LiberalElite Dec 2014 #24

Children. ellie Dec 2014 #25

The "two armed camps" theme the media uses to easily keep score is a disgrace to democracy. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #26

Remove them for insubordination immediately. onecaliberal Dec 2014 #30

Better idea: SwankyXomb Dec 2014 #66

Yes, I love your idea much better. onecaliberal Dec 2014 #83

Altering terms and conditions of public employment in retaliation for political activity branford Dec 2014 #88

It's even more frightening when so called liberal members onecaliberal Dec 2014 #100

This may come as a shock, branford Dec 2014 #103

as far as I know the more these brain dead NYPD do this PatrynXX Dec 2014 #31

NYC Freikorps - nt KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #32

Punk ass cops bigdarryl Dec 2014 #35

The Double Standard Is Glaring DallasNE Dec 2014 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author Phlem Dec 2014 #40

If I treated my boss the same way these guys treat theirs, I'd be out of a job Jake Stern Dec 2014 #41

Technically speaking, de Blasio is not their 'boss'. I suppose their 'boss' is KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #42

de Blasio needs to tell Bratton to get his people under control or pound sand alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #43

I honestly do not know in New York City whether Bratton serves at the Mayor's pleasure or KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #44

The City Council would shitcan his ass faster than the Mayor...he serves at the Mayor's pleasure alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #51

The police commissioner is a political appointed position that can be terminated without difficulty. branford Dec 2014 #90

This is totally disgusting. Vinca Dec 2014 #45

THe NYPD is now officially OUT OF CONTROL! gregcrawford Dec 2014 #46

My guess is that the NYPD will be launching its own riot in the future MrScorpio Dec 2014 #47

To all the peaceful protesters: Jeff Murdoch Dec 2014 #97

The NYPD can go frisk itself. nt TeamPooka Dec 2014 #48

Pathetic billhicks76 Dec 2014 #54

Ramos was their prop BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #55

There is always some fool old man 76 Dec 2014 #56

Because ejbr Dec 2014 #57

To me it shows the disrespect that they have for civil authorities and the constitution. olegramps Dec 2014 #61

Charles Pierce of Esquire recently published a great essay whose thrust KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #74

Thanks. The police demand respect yet don't believe they have to respect civil authority. olegramps Dec 2014 #114

No one is forcing them to be police n2doc Dec 2014 #62

Get the names of every single one and fire them. closeupready Dec 2014 #63

This isn't disrespect...this is a threat. This is an attempted coup in the making. First Speaker Dec 2014 #64

Yes. Call in the National Guard if the NYPD Union strikes. closeupready Dec 2014 #65

My god...we're going from complaining abt the militarization of the police... MadDAsHell Dec 2014 #73

If US troops publicly turned their backs on the President of the Unites States... First Speaker Dec 2014 #79

As is so often the case, Charlie Pierce of Esquire's "The Politics Blog" nails KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #75

Also, what they are forgetting is crime is at an all-time low. closeupready Dec 2014 #67

Fire all the cops who turned their backs TerrapinFlyer Dec 2014 #85

What an appalling, juvenile display! VA_Jill Dec 2014 #89

Hundreds of short-sighted morons. n/t crim son Dec 2014 #91

Are the police trying to stage a coup? The mayor is an elected official mainer Dec 2014 #93

Turning their backs to the mayor, a time-honored peaceful tactic often employed by liberals branford Dec 2014 #95

Your sticking up for Fascist pigs is disgusting. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #120

I'm sticking up for the officer's right to free speech and public labor and contract protections, branford Dec 2014 #121

Says a lot more about their character than anything about the mayor bluestateguy Dec 2014 #101

They want another Giuliani or Koch...someone who defended them every time they murdered blacks Ken Burch Dec 2014 #102

They Serve to Protect...their Own...only. SoapBox Dec 2014 #105

How Westboro Baptist Church of them... Earth_First Dec 2014 #115

Police boss: Turning backs on mayor inappropriate (AP) inanna Dec 2014 #117

So apparently, they turned their backs today because de Blasio Calista241 Dec 2014 #118

The NYPD is showing itself to be an out of control gang... Odin2005 Dec 2014 #119