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67. you are welcome to your opinion. i strongly disagree. there is a time, there is a place

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Dec 2014

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i am ashamed of the officers at the funeral for Officer Rafael Ramos. [View all] spanone Dec 2014 OP

It is shameful. They were called on their bad behavior, and they R B Garr Dec 2014 #1

i am not a hater of policemen. i have a nephew that is a great cop. spanone Dec 2014 #4

The problem is that there may only be one rotten apple in the barrel but the rest rhett o rick Dec 2014 #13

i wonder if Zimmerman would have made it if he tried for the NYPD JI7 Dec 2014 #16

I know what you mean. I think most cops are okay, generally speaking. R B Garr Dec 2014 #28

I hope the Governor condemns this in no uncertain terms malaise Dec 2014 #2

i winced when i saw it. what exactly is their protest? i don't get it. spanone Dec 2014 #8

How dare anyone demand reforms malaise Dec 2014 #15

i watched the mayor make that speech. it was heartfelt. spanone Dec 2014 #29

It was an honest speech. He is a good person and the NYPD are disgracing themselves. sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #71

they are cruising on someone elses adulation roguevalley Dec 2014 #82

I wouldn't hold my breath... ReRe Dec 2014 #61

I am AFRAID SamKnause Dec 2014 #3

Would they also turn their backs on us citizens under the right (or should I say wrong?) circumstances? . . . InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2014 #77

I'd bet this is their attitude towards all "civilians." WinkyDink Dec 2014 #5

I agree. Delphinus Dec 2014 #6

for some reason police act like they are some members of a nation JI7 Dec 2014 #7

EXACTLY... nt Raine Dec 2014 #18

Thugs. Downwinder Dec 2014 #9

they were whipped up by pat lynch, head of the nypd union. shame on his ass. spanone Dec 2014 #14

Pat 'WIillie Lynch' is in campaign mode malaise Dec 2014 #19

NYPD is the Lynch mob. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #88

"I really want people to remember that Bill de Blasio was blamed for police deaths by virture of.. Cha Dec 2014 #10

it almost seems like one has to be a shitty ass person to become a cop JI7 Dec 2014 #11

not true. i know some that are real and do it right. pat lynch was wrong to blame the mayor. spanone Dec 2014 #17

of course there are some, but there are too many who are bad even if they are not majority JI7 Dec 2014 #24

Yep. joshcryer Dec 2014 #45

IT shows the world that they have no respect for authority themselves. Rex Dec 2014 #12

But they demand respect for their authority malaise Dec 2014 #21

Yes and are they really stupid enough to believe they will get it? Rex Dec 2014 #22

Dosen't that describe a bully? Downwinder Dec 2014 #23

You nailed it malaise Dec 2014 #27

We talk about bullies in schools. Downwinder Dec 2014 #51

I hear what you're saying, cwydro Dec 2014 #48

True. They missed the lifestyle and joined the police force. Rex Dec 2014 #50

Anyone else in any other job would be fired on the spot for such shameful behavior! This shows how Raine Dec 2014 #20

de Blasio explicitly ran on reining in the police, and he won in a massive landslide alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #25

Didn't Staten Island just re-elected a convicted felon and Republican, Rep. Grimm, to the House? BlueCaliDem Dec 2014 #34

I know, cwydro Dec 2014 #49

those cops need to be held accountable Ramses Dec 2014 #26

Yeah. In this most of emotional times, when two of their own were executed, I say HANG 'EM! cherokeeprogressive Dec 2014 #30

wrong. the mayor did nothing. in a business that's all about honor & respect, they failed. spanone Dec 2014 #31

DeBlowhard said he was worried about the safety of his son in the face of the NYPD. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2014 #37

all police. spanone Dec 2014 #39

Statistics say the Mayor of NY doesn't have to worry about the safety of his son, black or white. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2014 #40

we'll never agree. spanone Dec 2014 #41

Oh, I'm not so sure about that... but if you say, then let it be so. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2014 #43

how many have been black juxtaposed Dec 2014 #46

How do you know the warning was given before he was mayor? CreekDog Dec 2014 #83

Statistics often lie Long Drive Dec 2014 #63

DeBlowhard? BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #57

Considering black NYPD officers fear for their safety when out of uniform jeff47 Dec 2014 #69

DeBlowhard? You mean the overwhelmingly elected Democratic mayor? Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #90

if they gave a shit about those executed they wouldn't have done this JI7 Dec 2014 #33

I really shouldn't have to ask this... but cherokeeprogressive Dec 2014 #38

i really don't give a shit about their fantasies JI7 Dec 2014 #42

Right. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2014 #44

Well now then Caretha Dec 2014 #60

How many spoke out about the murder of Eric Garner? mythology Dec 2014 #80

The better question may be how many think they can get away with murder. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #91

It's what they think is OK for us. Why isn't it OK for them? (nt) jeff47 Dec 2014 #68

I say FUCK 'EM. They're still up to their everyday assholery. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #89

Instead of honoring their fallen policeman they have chosen to disrupt a funeral Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #32

That was my thought exactly Bagsgroove Dec 2014 #35

deplorable! napkinz Dec 2014 #36

Apparently TNNurse Dec 2014 #47

This mayor RAN on stopping the police from harassing the citizens.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #52

It's mutiny, pure and simple. nt MrScorpio Dec 2014 #53

+1 n/t BeanMusical Dec 2014 #54

they should have saved their politics for another day. spanone Dec 2014 #55

CNN Reporter Confronts NYPD Union Head About Cops Turning Backs to de Blasio spanone Dec 2014 #56

If they really felt so strongly about the mayor..... DeSwiss Dec 2014 #58

Shame on those cops. Shame, shame, shame. blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #59

Insubordination libodem Dec 2014 #62

If these so called officers of the peace Caretha Dec 2014 #64

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #65

you are welcome to your opinion. i strongly disagree. there is a time, there is a place spanone Dec 2014 #67

Welcome back to DU. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #72

The police actions are shameful and fascist /eom workinclasszero Dec 2014 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Dec 2014 #70

Fire all those mutinous bastards. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #73

It's hard to see how the standoff will end goldent Dec 2014 #74

What Is there to walk back? TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #75

I'm referring to the statements he made earlier in December goldent Dec 2014 #79

I followed your link. A link I guess plays a little better than straight out saying a father should TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #84

From the quotes I have seen the mayor seemed goldent Dec 2014 #85

No father of a black son needs to apologize for telling their son how to mitigate their potential TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #92

I'm not referring to the discussion between the mayor and his son. goldent Dec 2014 #94

No, you are still calling the content unacceptable and when you do that you are missing a TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #95

Question ALBliberal Dec 2014 #76

for such a diverse city the pic doesn't show much of it JI7 Dec 2014 #78

Memo to NYPD: It's not about you. eppur_se_muova Dec 2014 #81

kick napkinz Dec 2014 #86

... napkinz Dec 2014 #87

Westboro Baptist Church comes to mind. . B Calm Dec 2014 #93