Chris Rock: "I can think of 3 reasons why NYPD turned their backs on Mayor DeBlasio"

[kpete]

Chris Rock
?@ozchrisrock
I can think of 3 reasons why the #NYPD turned their backs on mayor #DeBlasio
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https://twitter.com/ozchrisrock/status/549724355673227264

[randys1]

1. Sums it up nicely...but you know these cops have their free speech rights to defy their boss

wait

If I did that, if YOU did that, you would be fired instantly...

so explain to me again, DU members who support these racist fuck cops, why defying and threatening their boss is OK?

You do realize their actions are direct physical threats against the Mayor, his family, and ALL New Yorkers who dont "tow the line"

[underahedgerow]

2. I'm not sure that the 'rights to free speech' are permitted whilst one is on duty...

and I could be wrong, but typically when one is in a government job especially, your conduct while on duty and/or when wearing a work uniform is governed by a code of conduct.

The actions of these officers is shameful, hurtful, clearly racist in nature, and disgusting. Every man and woman who turned their back on the Mayor should be properly disciplined.

[LiberalElite]

5. That's it - they disgraced the uniform.

Even when I was in a Catholic high school wearing the school uniform there were things we couldn't do, (like smoke LOL) while wearing that uniform.

[riqster]

32. Quite true. As with any employer.

[PatrynXX]

33. from what I understand. the are not supposed to be political while on duty

so thats what they did. = they all need to be fired anyone on tape thats got their backs turned is against the code of ethics

[cstanleytech]

44. I believe firing is to severe but they should be fined a weeks pay. nt

[ncjustice80]

49. There are too many anyway. Good way to get rid of some.

[cstanleytech]

43. I dont think it was racist but it was clearly disrespectful and disgraceful

as there is a time and a place for protesting something and at a funeral isnt one of them imo.

[area51]

46. Welcome to DU, underahedgerow. n/t

[Reter]

6. Their boss is Bratton, not the Mayor

And no I'm not defending these idiots, but the Commissioner is their highest level boss.

[meow2u3]

7. Their big boss is the mayor

AFAIK, the mayor is commander-in-chief of the police department. Two words: civilian oversight.

[gregcrawford]

19. And the mayor is Bratton's boss.

The cops' actions are indefensible. Such insubordination is usually grounds for dismissal. They just counted on strength in numbers. But they have lost what little respect they still had. The thing people don't seem to understand is that out-of-control police are not just a New York problem, it's endemic across the country, and it's only a part of a far, far more ominous pattern.
Perhaps it's worth refreshing our collective memory by re-reading a little history about the rise of fascism in post-WW I Europe.

[hedda_foil]

28. ^^^^^^^^^^!

Hammer meet nail. You've hit it on the head.

[Reter]

34. Which means Bratton can't turn his back on the Mayor

His boss has nothing to do with disrespectful cops however.

[KingCharlemagne]

8. Technically speaking, de Blasio is not their 'boss'. I suppose their 'boss' is

Chief Bratton (who reports to de Blasio and serves at his pleasure).

"Toe the line" (not "tow the line," unless you're making some sort of witticism that's beyond my powers of comprehension this a.m.).

Otherwise, I agree with you 100%. If those cops were 'on duty' and getting paid when they committed their shameful act, there should be some serious repercussions coming down from Bratton for them and any line officers who countenanced the behavior. Otherwise, Bratton should resign forthwith.

[randys1]

14. Stand corrected, so toe as in the toe up to the line? I dont know what I was thinking

So the mayor can tell the cops boss what to do, and he should tell him that these cops have crossed the line

[KingCharlemagne]

15. Well, I'm no big defender of Bratton or de Blasio (who was fully on board with

Giuliani's "Broken Window" policing policy when it helped de Blasio's real estate developer benefactors to gentrify the Park Slope neighborhood), but I think Bratton to his credit has openly condemned the actions of those NYPD cops who turned their backs on de Blasio. The question, of course, is whether oral condemnation by the Chief suffices or whether there should be further material consequences for this act of grandstanding and what another DUer called a 'petulant tantrum.'

My personal reservations about de Blasio don't really matter either, as he was elected by an overwhelming majority of New Yorkers and the will of the voters easily trumps any of my petty cavils. Given that, when the NYPD turns its back on de Blasio, it is turning its back on democracy and the will of the voters, as Charlie Pierce so eloquently noted a week ago.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

23. If he were a Republican and the cops were doing this the media would accuse them of treason....

It's okay to disrespect Democrats.

[arcane1]

27. Fox would be calling them "out of control government union thugs" right now n/t

[ucrdem]

3. Lovely family

and yeah he was targeted, by whom I'm not sure but the NYPD has a lot of unsavory connections and it wouldn't surprise me if one of them instigated this stupid stunt using DeBlasio as an Obama surrogate. Another Benghazi as it were. From what I've seen it doesn't seem to have been spontaneous and the media are dutifully assisting so hmm.

[Tsiyu]

4. [phone]

What a beautiful family.

FUCK the gangbanger thug NYPD - biggest VIOLENT GANG on the planet.

[marmar]

9. !!!! ..... Although read some of the idiotic tweets underneath the picture.

nt

[wheniwasincongress]

10. I'm glad Chris Rock is around

he doesn't pussyfoot around and try to appeal to everyone by avoiding issues

[spanone]

11. k&r...

[wheniwasincongress]

12. I don't think this is his real Twitter

described as "parody account"
https://twitter.com/ozchrisrock

real twitter:
https://twitter.com/chrisrock

[bigwillq]

17. Not his real account

As you listed, this pic was posted on the parody account.

[Scurrilous]

13. K & R

[blackspade]

16. +1000 for Chris Rock

Nailed it.

[progressoid]

18. Unfortunately, not the real Chris Rock

He's mostly pushing his moving on his twitter account.

https://twitter.com/chrisrock

[Ramses]

20. +1

[madokie]

21. I would guarantee that

[MuttLikeMe]

22. This is NOT CHRIS ROCK'S REAL TWITTER ACCOUNT

Stop spreading this shit as if he said it

[951-Riverside]

24. +1

Although the Fake Chris Rock makes an valid point.

[billhicks76]

38. Ok But

His comedian friends are reposting it on Facebook. Maybe he has two accounts.

[tammywammy]

25. you should edit your title, this isn't Chris Rock. n/t

[True Blue Door]

26. New cop show: "NYPD White."

New York's finest bravely fight to keep the unarmed uppity in their place.

[Dont call me Shirley]

29. Beautiful family

[The Wizard]

30. The police, like all Republicans,

engage in election nullification when a Democrat gets elected.

[napkinz]

31. Chris Rock nails it again

nt

[Glassunion]

35. That's not Chris Rock. It's a parody account.

[sheshe2]

36. KnR

[SunSeeker]

37. Great post, even if it's not Chris Rock. nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

39. I just had a wild image of Chris Rock hosting "Meet The Press".

[Odin2005]

40. What a wonderful family!

And the son's afro is fucking AWESOME!

[krawhitham]

41. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD @ozchrisrock is a FAKE/parody account

This is about the 1000th time someone here at DU has posted a @ozchrisrock tweet as being from the real Chris Rock

@chrisrock is the real account

[nikto]

42. I believe there may be a 4th reason...

[Enthusiast]

48. The face of evil personified.

[nikto]

59. I guarantee many of the worst NY cops get a steady diet of his hate

He's on the loudest stations in the NY area.



He's easier to find on the AM dial than The NY Yankees on a summer day.

[Rex]

45. I can think of two reasons why they disgraced their own at a funeral.

I bet others can too.

[Enthusiast]

47. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!

[ncjustice80]

50. Yup.

[Kalidurga]

51. Oh my

those are the same three reasons I was thinking.

[oberliner]

52. Chris Rock did not Tweet this

Probably best to make sure before claiming otherwise.

[alarimer]

54. No, someone posing as him did.

I wonder why Twitter allows so many impersonation accounts?

[oberliner]

55. To be fair, the account clearly states that it is a parody

I think that is why Twitter lets it go.

The title of the OP here though should be amended in my opinion.

[ann---]

53. Absolutely

[SummerSnow]

56. They can't take it. black first lady in the White House and a black first lady in Gracie Mansion.lol

[dawnie51]

57. Chris Rock is on fire recently....

perhaps he was always this involved but it seems lately that he is everywhere, and his commentary is insightful and powerful.

[kydo]

58. I love his daughter's boots!