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Cha

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17. Mayor de Blasio needs to "step down".. why? Please enlighten us with your reasoning.

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Sat Dec 27, 2014, 11:19 PM

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The NYPD is disrespectful to our elected leaders and needs to be reined in [View all] TerrapinFlyer Dec 2014 OP

The city can't do anything about the union leadership but the can make them have to work a hrmjustin Dec 2014 #1

It's illegal for the NYPD to go on strike. Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #2

I am the NYC public chickenfairy Dec 2014 #3

Bwah! BumRushDaShow Dec 2014 #12

... 2naSalit Dec 2014 #25

I was wondering which individual was the NYC public Deny and Shred Dec 2014 #13

But, not telling us WHY he needs to "step down". Cha Dec 2014 #20

Thank you for your jury service... DeadLetterOffice Dec 2014 #14

Mayor de Blasio needs to "step down".. why? Please enlighten us with your reasoning. Cha Dec 2014 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #19

Why do you think Mayor de Blasio "needs to step" down? Cha Dec 2014 #26

bff's already Long Drive Dec 2014 #27

Not that you have any good reason to. Hissyspit Dec 2014 #35

WTF? Really that is the best you have? Long Drive Dec 2014 #22

So you support a group of police officers that disrespect their own dead to make a point? Rex Dec 2014 #30

bok, bok CatWoman Dec 2014 #31

Cause you are a quacking-in-your-boots authoritarian sheep? Hissyspit Dec 2014 #33

Care to explain? nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #34

Wow - they named a library for you. lovemydog Dec 2014 #37

I'm ALL FOR a Blue Flu in NYC. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2014 #4

It would be a good first step. There needs to be a paradigm shift Lint Head Dec 2014 #5

When the government, when the law establishment, when the police Sweeney Dec 2014 #7

You should consider building this post out into a longer original post of its own. All but the KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #15

In a democracy the people are the law. Sweeney Dec 2014 #21

Police power is a privilege. Sweeney Dec 2014 #6

Reined, not reigned. cwydro Dec 2014 #8

thank you for pointing out the typo TerrapinFlyer Dec 2014 #23

Sorry cwydro Dec 2014 #39

You are seeing their good behavior. Downwinder Dec 2014 #9

If they think for one minute this is the way to gain respect from the people then they are very jwirr Dec 2014 #10

"disrespectful to our elected leaders" -- ??? DeadLetterOffice Dec 2014 #11

No, when you are a member of ANY police department -- you follow the orders of the elected leaders. TerrapinFlyer Dec 2014 #28

That's not the way it works, branford Dec 2014 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author reimaginethis Dec 2014 #38

You've got it pretty twisted starroute Dec 2014 #40

Shame on those cops. Shame, shame, shame. blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #16

The NYPD Showed NO Respect for Authority Today.. yet.. Cha Dec 2014 #18

NYPD demanded #BlackLivesMatter protesters suspend their protests; yet they politicize a funeral. Cha Dec 2014 #24

The first step is to stop police union thuggery bluestateguy Dec 2014 #29

Their action should be denounced as illegitimate by every responsible voice in this country jimlup Dec 2014 #32

I grew up in Westchester county. The HS people I know on facebook Lucky Luciano Dec 2014 #41

The DU blogosphere is not "the public" brooklynite Dec 2014 #42