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deminks

(11,017 posts) Mon Dec 29, 2014, 01:38 PM Dec 2014

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Booed at Police Graduation Ceremony

http://abcnews.go.com/US/york-mayor-bill-de-blasio-booed-police-graduation/story?id=27879896

New York's Mayor Bill de Blasio was greeted with boos and catcalls at a graduation ceremony for new police officers today where he told the cadets they can be "part of the solution."

The rude greeting came just days after police officers turned their backs on the mayor at the funeral of a slain officer.

The mayor's comments were the first to police since this weekend when hundreds of officers turned their backs on an outdoor monitor showing de Blasio speaking at the funeral of Officer Rafael Ramos. Ramos and Officer Wenjian Liu were ambushed in Brooklyn Dec. 20 while sitting in their squad car. The gunman later killed himself. Liu's funeral will be held next weekend.

De Blasio presided over the graduation of the nearly 900 cadets at a ceremony in Madison Square Garden. Boos and catcalls cascaded down upon the mayor when he was introduced. There was a smattering of polite applause.

At one point de Blasio said "you didn't create problems," and someone in the crowd shouted audibly "No, you did!" The recruits were stoic.

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More grandstanding, I see. Reminds me of the "You Lie!" directed at the President. Childish. Jeuvenile. Pathetic. Just what the MEdia likes.

Why, exactly, would you boo someone speaking at your graduation? 'I wish you well' - Boo? 'You are the hope of the future' - Boo?

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Booed at Police Graduation Ceremony (Original Post) deminks Dec 2014 OP

and that childish jackass will get a gun belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #1

It wasn't a recruit that said that. It was someone from the crowd. nt stevenleser Dec 2014 #4

to quote govenor moron from texass 'oops!" belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #5

It wasn't that clear. Don't feel bad! stevenleser Dec 2014 #10

Speakers at graduation get booed all the time yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #9

The NYPD will come to rue the day that they chose to become a political party. Atman Dec 2014 #2

They're many things, but they're definitely not a political party. Calista241 Dec 2014 #13

Thanks. That is an interesting perspective. Atman Dec 2014 #17

If anyone from the police force was in the audience LiberalFighter Dec 2014 #3

I can't imagine that a big-city mayor can't get even for things like this. Paladin Dec 2014 #6

John Nichols had an article where he claimed Dawson Leery Dec 2014 #12

The cops also have a lot of options. They can slow walk arrests, do all sorts of stuff Calista241 Dec 2014 #14

Suits me. I'd like to see a liberal politician get tough, for a change. (nt) Paladin Dec 2014 #15

The people of NY need to "turn their backs" on the NYPD... SidDithers Dec 2014 #7

Other reports are that only a few booed, a few cheered, only a dozen of 900 turned their backs. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #8

Thanks for that, Fred. Cha Dec 2014 #11

Cheer, boo, turn one's back bigwillq Dec 2014 #16

belzabubba333

(1,237 posts)

1. and that childish jackass will get a gun

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 01:40 PM

Dec 2014

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)

4. It wasn't a recruit that said that. It was someone from the crowd. nt

Reply to belzabubba333 (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 01:44 PM

Dec 2014

belzabubba333

(1,237 posts)

5. to quote govenor moron from texass 'oops!"

Reply to stevenleser (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 01:45 PM

Dec 2014

i took it to mean crowd of cadets

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)

10. It wasn't that clear. Don't feel bad!

Reply to belzabubba333 (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 02:13 PM

Dec 2014

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

9. Speakers at graduation get booed all the time

Reply to belzabubba333 (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 01:53 PM

Dec 2014

This is nothing new.

Atman

(31,464 posts)

2. The NYPD will come to rue the day that they chose to become a political party.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 01:41 PM

Dec 2014

Do some agree with them? Of course. But they are responsible for the safety and security of ALL of the citizens of NY City, not just the ones that share their political views. They are virtually guaranteeing that at least half of the population can no longer take them seriously, and that can only serve to make even more people disrespect them, which will give them even more reason to bust heads and shoot people.

This will not end well. The horse is out of the barn.

Calista241

(5,586 posts)

13. They're many things, but they're definitely not a political party.

Reply to Atman (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 04:25 PM

Dec 2014

The first time the cops signed letters for the mayor to not be invited to their funeral was while Giuliani was Mayor. The relationship between Giuliani and the PBA was so bad, Giuliani didn't even ask for their endorsement when he ran for President. And in 2004, Lynch and the PBA threatened to protest the RNC convention while it was being held in NYC.

During the campaign, and I don't have the quote in front of me, but if i remember correctly, Lynch said something like "His (Giuliani's) only credentials lie in the clean up after a terror attack."

In another instance under may Bloomberg, Lynch led a contingent of his cops, and show'd up at Bloomberg's vacation home and protested with loudspeakers at 1:00 in the morning.

Lynch's claim to fame is that his cops pay has increased more than 50% while he's been their President. With all that, NYPD cops are still underpaid when compared to the Port Authority police.

Atman

(31,464 posts)

17. Thanks. That is an interesting perspective.

Reply to Calista241 (Reply #13)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 05:07 PM

Dec 2014

Have to dig more into that one. I consider myself a news junkie, but I didn't know of the previous relationships with the mayoral office and the police.

Maybe they're their own political party...which is perhaps even more frightening.

LiberalFighter

(51,104 posts)

3. If anyone from the police force was in the audience

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 01:43 PM

Dec 2014

did that they should be disciplined.

Paladin

(28,276 posts)

6. I can't imagine that a big-city mayor can't get even for things like this.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 01:46 PM

Dec 2014

I hope de Blasio kneecaps the NYPD for this sort of public arrogance.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

12. John Nichols had an article where he claimed

Reply to Paladin (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 03:32 PM

Dec 2014

that De Blasio can do certain things with their contracts that would amount to a backdoor flat-lining of benefits.

Calista241

(5,586 posts)

14. The cops also have a lot of options. They can slow walk arrests, do all sorts of stuff

Reply to Dawson Leery (Reply #12)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 04:26 PM

Dec 2014

to make the Mayor's job nearly impossible.

Paladin

(28,276 posts)

15. Suits me. I'd like to see a liberal politician get tough, for a change. (nt)

Reply to Dawson Leery (Reply #12)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 04:27 PM

Dec 2014

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)

7. The people of NY need to "turn their backs" on the NYPD...

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 01:51 PM

Dec 2014

Sid

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

8. Other reports are that only a few booed, a few cheered, only a dozen of 900 turned their backs.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 01:53 PM

Dec 2014

De Blasio Gets Mixed Reaction At NYPD Graduation Ceremony
Applause, Boos & Catcalls From Crowd

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/12/29/de-blasio-to-speak-at-nypd-graduation-ceremony-amid-tensions/

"A few people in the crowd also turned their backs to de Blasio. Most, however, applauded politely when he finished speaking.

The graduation comes two days after hundreds of officers turned their backs to a video monitor as they watched de Blasio eulogize Officer Rafael Ramos at his funeral in Queens.

Speaking Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Police Commissioner Bill Bratton condemned the move, calling it “very disrespectful.”

“I certainly don’t support that action,” he said. “That funeral was held to honor Officer Ramos and to bring politics, to bring issues into that event, I think, was very inappropriate.”

Cha

(297,733 posts)

11. Thanks for that, Fred.

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 02:17 PM

Dec 2014

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)

16. Cheer, boo, turn one's back

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 04:55 PM

Dec 2014

Glad we live in a country where one is able to do that.

Speakers have been booed before, and they will again.

No big deal.

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