NYPD Chief Bratton defends Mayor de Blasio and criticizes officers’ funeral protest

[babylonsister]

NYPD Chief Bratton defends Mayor de Blasio and criticizes officers’ funeral protest
Ed Pilkington, The Guardian
28 Dec 2014 at 13:34 ET


The commissioner of the New York Police Department, Bill Bratton, has given strong backing to Bill de Blasio, denouncing the protest of rank-and-file officers who turned their back on the mayor at a weekend funeral as politicised and inappropriate.

Speaking on CBS on Sunday, the leader of the largest police force in the US came out fighting on behalf of the beleaguered politician who appointed him.

“This is a mayor who cares very deeply about New York police officers, cares very deeply about the divide in the city and is working hard to heal that divide,” Bratton said.

De Blasio has faced expressions of open hostility from New York’s police unions since two officers were killed last weekend. On Saturday a cordon of officers turned their back on the mayor’s image as it was being screened outside Christ Tabernacle church in Queens, where de Blasio was addressing the funeral of one of the murdered officers , Rafael Ramos.

Bratton condemned the silent protest of the police officers. “I certainly don’t support that action,” he said. “That funeral was held to honor officer Ramos, and to bring politics into that event was very inappropriate.”

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[belzabubba333]

1. this is all that needs to be said about that

“That funeral was held to honor officer Ramos, and to bring politics into that event was very inappropriate.”

i wonder if they will turn their backs to the chief

[Ken Burch]

2. This will probably be an episode on Blue Bloods next year.

I've noticed that police ethics seems to be a fairly common subject of discussion on that show, which makes it a bit more interesting than I was expecting anything with Tom Selleck to be.

[tularetom]

8. I was surprised too

My wife started watching it over the last couple of weeks and it really provides sort of an even handed approach.

[pangaia]

3. Bravo!

What the NYPD Chief and those officers have said and done is disgraceful.

[LiberalElite]

4. Thank Goodness! nt

[grasswire]

5. that's refreshing

Looks like this guy wants to keep his job.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. K&R

[RKP5637]

7. K&R! n/t

[mopinko]

9. he should remind the cops that exercising your first amendment rights

is not provocation, is not a crime, and maybe even thank them for not shooting people.
but apologize? no f'ing way.

[KMOD]

10. Thank you, Commissioner Bratton.

What the officers did at the funeral was obviously wrong, but I'm so very glad the commissioner said this, and I'm happy that he has the mayor's back.

[libodem]

11. The Uniforms

Are wholly unprofessional, rude and out of control. They need to be made to respect authority if they expect others to.

[Rex]

12. Good luck with that sir, some here won't be able to reply to this thread.

It would require eating too much crow.

[malaise]

43. LOL

and wink.

[Hutzpa]

13. The problem with NYPD

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is that the vets are running the show, but I should also add that I'm glad the police Chief in on the case.

[Catherine Vincent]

14. Enough said

Thank you, Chief Bratton.

[aikoaiko]

15. What did deBlasio say that preceded the ire of the police unions and these turned back protests?

[babylonsister]

22. This, I think...

Many cops were enraged when the mayor said he told his biracial son to be wary of police. And some are angry that de Blasio didn’t support Officer Daniel Pantaleo earlier this month after a grand jury voted not to indict the cop in the July chokehold death of Eric Garner on Staten Island.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cops-turn-backs-de-blasio-ramos-eulogy-article-1.2058059

[aikoaiko]

36. Thanks. The talk with his son is ridiculous thing to protest.

[Spooky69]

23. He said he had "the talk" with his teen aged son . . .

who is bi-racial, and for all intents looks like a black man.

[DinahMoeHum]

33. IOW, he was teaching his son how to be "street-smart". . .

. . .as any decent parent would.

[aikoaiko]

35. What a ridiculous thing to protest.

[spanone]

16. good work commissioner.

[annabanana]

17. Not usually a big Bratton fan.

But he's sure right on this one.

[Enthusiast]

18. Kicked and recommended!

This is an encouraging development.

[Cha]

19. This is what we were hoping for Yesterday.. that NYPD Chief Bratton would defend Mayor

de Blasio! Mahalo Chief Bratton!

"Bratton condemned the silent protest of the police officers. “I certainly don’t support that action,” he said. “That funeral was held to honor officer Ramos, and to bring politics into that event was very inappropriate.”

Mahalo babylonsistah!

[heaven05]

20. glad to read this

someone one that force has some integrity and can stand on proper principle.

[wolfie001]

21. That verbal bomb throwing bigot Guiliani is no help. What a first class POS. nt

[Spooky69]

24. I dont believe a word that snake says . . .

Stop and frisk started when he became Giuliani's top cop. Anything he says by way of "criticizing" the rank and file NYPD is no more than lip service in my opinion . He is simply trying to keep his well paid and cushy job . . .

Ill begin to believe Bratton when he steps in front of a microphone and admits that there are some bad cops out there . Until then . . . meh

[951-Riverside]

25. I consider Chief Bratton to be honorable man when it comes to certain Police policies

While he was chief in Los Angeles he ended the practice of LAPD shooting at moving vehicles after 13 year old Devin Brown was gunned down back in 2005 after backing . He told officers that they can jump out the way, the unions threw a fit but this policy saved a lot of lives.

[BeyondGeography]

26. Spot on; they crapped all over their "fallen brother" and his family to try and score a point

Hooray for Bratton.

[Leopolds Ghost]

27. k&r

My thoughts on the subject after the police flew a banner over the skyline protesting the Mayor after the Mayor requested no protests out of respect for Ramos' funeral.

[indivisibleman]

28. Now every one of them that turned their back should be charged

with insubordination. If they don't get it then they don't deserve to be officers.

[JEB]

38. Can the turncoats. Every single one of them.

Hire some people who respect authority.

[indivisibleman]

39. I agree but I'm being pragmatic. n/t

[MH1]

29. Good. Thank you Chief Bratton. nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

30. Howzaboutcha dock em?

[nichomachus]

31. What confuses me

Is that aren't these cops the same ones who requested no protests until after the funeral? The, they go and use the funeral itself to take a cheap, unprofessional (and quite possibly racist) shot at the mayor. Of course, the NYPD has been a hotbed of thuggery for decades.

[Raine1967]

32. I'm starting to get the feeling that while NYC is generally blue, the people who follow the PBA

are trying to take control. NYC people won't abide this attempt to shift to the right.

[tooeyeten]

34. Good to hear

Common sense for a change, as much as I support unions, this guy Lynch is out of line on this one.

[JEB]

37. Can their fucking turncoat asses.

[dawg]

40. Good on him.

He gave a good response.

[UTUSN]

41. R#100 & K n/t

[Lifelong Protester]

42. Aren't these policemen on duty or working?

Shouldn't they have to adhere to some "at work"code of ethics? Most public employees can't "politic" while on duty...

[DesertDiamond]

44. WOW this guy ROCKS!!

[mountain grammy]

45. The commissioner should back the mayor. He did the right thing.

[blackspade]

46. One thing the Guardian, and likely other outlets are 'missing'....

Is that the open hostility was there before the cops were shot.