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Omaha Steve

(99,665 posts) Wed Dec 10, 2014, 06:45 PM Dec 2014

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NYPD Union Boss Says Obama 'Absolutely' Threw Police Under The Bus

I refuse to put this crap in LBN!

http://www.businessinsider.com/nypd-union-boss-says-obama-absolutely-threw-police-under-the-bus-2014-12

A top New York police-union official harshly criticized President Barack Obama's reaction to a grand jury's decision not to indict the white officer involved in the controversial death of 43-year-old Eric Garner.

Asked in a Fox News interview Wednesday if both Obama and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) threw police officers "under the bus," the head of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association had a simple reply.

"They absolutely did," he said.

Pat Lynch, the union's president, was responding to a recent BET interview with Obama, who said the video tape of Garner's death gives a new opportunity to discuss police relations with black men. On Dec. 3, a Staten Island grand jury decided to not indict the officer who in July was shown in a cellphone video appearing to place Garner in a chokehold before he died.

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NYPD Union Boss Says Obama 'Absolutely' Threw Police Under The Bus (Original Post) Omaha Steve Dec 2014 OP

But you don't like Obama so wtf? SummerSnow Dec 2014 #1

Good job Obama! nt bemildred Dec 2014 #2

But did they shoot at them 12 times and hit them 6? Vincardog Dec 2014 #3

and that's letting them off easy imo AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #4

everything in this country is now politicized... EVERYTHING. RACE/TORTURE spanone Dec 2014 #5

I am not sure what you are saying. How do you speak of police out of control and not have it be some jwirr Dec 2014 #12

WHAT exactly do these police unions fail to understand? Most of us do not want the police to use jwirr Dec 2014 #6

Sad isn't it when some Wellstone ruled Dec 2014 #7

so when is his "union" going to purge itself of criminal members? never nt msongs Dec 2014 #8

A small price to pay for three indictments out of 179 killings in the last 15 years BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #9

Fuck the motherfucking police, the whiny titty babies wouldn't know what under a bus is TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #10

*plays on my planck length violin* sakabatou Dec 2014 #11

Police threw themselves under the bus and Obama along with the entire nation Bandit Dec 2014 #13

Who cares what this racist shithead has to say? alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #14

So did de Blasio according to this whiner. But imo, not far enough sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #15

So we don't support unions anymore? Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #16

I can't believe FOX news would carry a negative opinion about Obama! Johonny Dec 2014 #17

The cops belong under a bus. Arkana Dec 2014 #18

Think they crawled under there all by themselves. Downwinder Dec 2014 #19

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

1. But you don't like Obama so wtf?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 06:54 PM

Dec 2014

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

2. Good job Obama! nt

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 06:57 PM

Dec 2014

Vincardog

(20,234 posts)

3. But did they shoot at them 12 times and hit them 6?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 06:59 PM

Dec 2014

AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)

4. and that's letting them off easy imo

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:01 PM

Dec 2014

they should be prosecuted

spanone

(135,847 posts)

5. everything in this country is now politicized... EVERYTHING. RACE/TORTURE

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:03 PM

Dec 2014

and the media stokes the fires.....

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

12. I am not sure what you are saying. How do you speak of police out of control and not have it be some

Reply to spanone (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:18 PM

Dec 2014

what about politics? The are part of the government. I agree that media has takes almost everything out of context.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

6. WHAT exactly do these police unions fail to understand? Most of us do not want the police to use

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:06 PM

Dec 2014

excess violence like they are. It is not just a bunch of black people it is people in general. Quit protecting your bad cops and you will get support. Continue and you lose all respect.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

7. Sad isn't it when some

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:09 PM

Dec 2014

guy makes claims he can't back. Just talking points from asshole strategist.

msongs

(67,420 posts)

8. so when is his "union" going to purge itself of criminal members? never nt

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:13 PM

Dec 2014

BeyondGeography

(39,376 posts)

9. A small price to pay for three indictments out of 179 killings in the last 15 years

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:14 PM

Dec 2014

You'll always have the shoulders of grand juries to cry on.

TheKentuckian

(25,026 posts)

10. Fuck the motherfucking police, the whiny titty babies wouldn't know what under a bus is

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:15 PM

Dec 2014

Where they are sure as hell ain't it, much closer to the Catbird seat.

They need to be dealt with ferociously. Bust up that murderous, authoritarian gang by any means necessary.

sakabatou

(42,159 posts)

11. *plays on my planck length violin*

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:16 PM

Dec 2014

Bandit

(21,475 posts)

13. Police threw themselves under the bus and Obama along with the entire nation

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:23 PM

Dec 2014

finally noticed it.

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

14. Who cares what this racist shithead has to say?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:25 PM

Dec 2014

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

15. So did de Blasio according to this whiner. But imo, not far enough

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:27 PM

Dec 2014

under that bus!

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)

16. So we don't support unions anymore?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:28 PM

Dec 2014

On some level we either do or don't.

Unions are supposed to support their members we shouldn't be surprised or condemn them when they do it.

Johonny

(20,854 posts)

17. I can't believe FOX news would carry a negative opinion about Obama!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:39 PM

Dec 2014

I also can't believe water is wet.

Arkana

(24,347 posts)

18. The cops belong under a bus.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:45 PM

Dec 2014

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)

19. Think they crawled under there all by themselves.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 07:55 PM

Dec 2014

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