I understand why the Officers have been doing this, but they need to cool it. They are about to overplay this hand, in the same way the protestors did with those ridiculous Die-Ins and Road Blocks.
I keep saying, if I was writing this story with these characters, in the next chapter, I would show the defiant Socialist Mayor simply firing scores and scores of Officers for insubordination, and maintaining a mutinous, disruptive work environment. That’s how he (deBlasio) would chose to see it.
Totally disagree. The more they do it, the harder it is to pull a “Hillary never was booed after 9-11.”
“Hand overplayed?” Hardly. The cops have barely protested at all. Comparing their turned backs to die ins and roadblocks is ridiculous.
No. They don’t really need to cool it.
We do not need armed men who will comply with government no matter what they do.
We also do not need citizens who want armed government minions who will obey leaders no matter what.
Capice?
Wrong.
Once DeBlasio 'cools it', and stops embracing cop killers, maybe the cops can stop.
I am no fan of the current state of policing in America, but the police are slowly winning me back over.
I wish that they had turned their backs full force, as they did for the first police officer. The second police officer deserves the same statement being made. Both of these officers died partially because of this mayor’s anti-police stance, and both officers’ funerals should have been fair ground for the officers showing their feelings.
If they feel it’s time to stop after the funerals, as they’ve made their statements, I have no problem with that either.
Union shop. Good luck with that.
“I would show the defiant Socialist Mayor simply firing scores and scores of Officers for insubordination, and maintaining a mutinous, disruptive work environment. That’s how he (deBlasio) would chose to see it.”
Sorry, no sale! DeBlabla does’t have the balls to go up against the cop unions. If he tried, all the PE unions in the city would bring it to a complete standstill. When my sister lived there Local 32B of the Doorman’s Union went on strike and the Sanitation workers refused to pick up trash for all the apartment buildings.The Doormen got what they wanted in a week! I am betting that the unions will be behind kicking him out of office.
This is a very orderly, quiet protest. De Blasio should worry what could happen if he keeps up his defiant, destructive actions against civilized society.
Drivel...... the mayor is shown to be not only the source of discord but the incompetent unable to lead his city
You advocate the actions a tyrant demands for respect
Overplay their hand?
They are merely turning their backs on a political figure whose VERY WORDS probably played a part in the deaths of two officers.
Not even close to overplaying.
Get a clue.
well both officers who were assassinated have been laid to rest- so i doubt it happens on such a large scale moving forward...
there was a meeting of the “minds” between the PBA (police union) and de Blasio earlier this week that went nowhere...my dollar to your doughnut that POS de blasio was defiant to the end and refused to apologize...