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Spitfire of ATJ

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38. I guess a well paid black cop would claim a poor black person is making him look bad.

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Sat Dec 27, 2014, 10:01 PM

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Bullying the Mayor while the world watches? Young black men and boys don’t stand a chance... [View all] sheshe2 Dec 2014 OP

I really want people to remember that Bill de Blasio was blamed for police deaths by virtue of Cha Dec 2014 #1

The black cops aren't that surprising madville Dec 2014 #4

I guess a well paid black cop would claim a poor black person is making him look bad. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #38

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #43

Thank you for that tweet, he was protecting his son. sheshe2 Dec 2014 #5

So white cops who might be afraid to speak up cwydro Dec 2014 #17

Thanks for making the point I was attacked for making earlier about why cops don't violate the Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #22

Only if good cops are rare. jeff47 Dec 2014 #29

yes. ncjustice80 Dec 2014 #32

No. I'd argue that they're "Good Germans," Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #45

That's a perfect description and explanation. "Good Germans" Enthusiast Dec 2014 #57

I am saying that this blue line business is wrong, but it's not an easy thing to go against it. Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #53

Again, that argument only makes sense if the majority of the cops would support the "bad" cops. jeff47 Dec 2014 #54

If they actually would speak up jeff47 Dec 2014 #27

This post by WillyT should point to some of the reasons for it. Jeff Murdoch Dec 2014 #40

racist white people don't like to see a black person with a white person madokie Dec 2014 #18

Oh yeah, that's a big ol taboo. :( Cha Dec 2014 #21

This has caused the racists among them, to have head explosions BumRushDaShow Dec 2014 #24

Poor them that fcan not appreciate the beauty. sheshe2 Dec 2014 #25

Yup I like that picture too madokie Dec 2014 #31

this is a loving man ... and they hate him and are exploiting a tragedy to try to bring him down napkinz Dec 2014 #69

What a great picture. blackspade Dec 2014 #56

that picture should inspire ... napkinz Dec 2014 #68

What you see before your eyes is the problem with all privilege Sweeney Dec 2014 #35

An excellent point. Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #46

Thank you Sweeney Dec 2014 #50

Milgram experiment 2naSalit Dec 2014 #61

I do not doubt that the us against them mentality exists; Sweeney Dec 2014 #64

And they demonstrate WTF is wrong with some cops, and they think they should RKP5637 Dec 2014 #2

NYPD demanded #BlackLivesMatter protesters suspend their protests; yet they politicize a funeral. Cha Dec 2014 #3

Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding! sheshe2 Dec 2014 #26

"NYPD demanded #BlackLivesMatter protesters suspend their protests; yet they politicize a funeral." workinclasszero Dec 2014 #48

Respect can not be extorted or exacted by threats either. nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #7

they disrespected Officer Ramos, and they FURTHER disrespected themselves napkinz Dec 2014 #6

Yes. 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #8

"They won't cross the Blue Line" napkinz Dec 2014 #12

Ramos wasn't white or Irish hence no respect intended. LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #28

NYPD Yellow.......... Stainless Dec 2014 #9

Upstaged the grief of the families for their own grandstanding. nt DRoseDARs Dec 2014 #10

Yes. Cha Dec 2014 #13

they politicize a funeral and disrespect Officer Ramos and themselves napkinz Dec 2014 #14

They're acting like prepubescent playground bullies.. Cha Dec 2014 #16

What they did is pure ugliness in their tarnished souls. sheshe2 Dec 2014 #20

and I'm sure once again, tomorrow on the morning shows napkinz Dec 2014 #23

recommended Ramses Dec 2014 #11

They have been doing this for a long time BumRushDaShow Dec 2014 #15

K & R Liberal_Dog Dec 2014 #19

Well you know... Sweeney Dec 2014 #39

What are you talking about? Indydem Dec 2014 #51

A normal society would look at the health of the economy by the health of the people. Sweeney Dec 2014 #52

It also shows something else about the NYPD, that they are dangerously arrogant and stupid to boot. Rex Dec 2014 #30

the NYPD are a criminal organization. blackspade Dec 2014 #33

One of our demands should be this: senz Dec 2014 #34

I like that idea, thank you senz. sheshe2 Dec 2014 #36

Thanks, sheshe2! Let's keep that idea alive. senz Dec 2014 #42

I am game. sheshe2 Dec 2014 #44

WHAT test for racism? Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #49

For the sake of argument, if there was a test, would we reject the minority that "tests jtuck004 Dec 2014 #63

Shame on those cops. Shame, shame, shame. blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #37

The fact that they go out there and inflame the situation disproves their "war zone" crap. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #41

NYC PD = gangbanger thugs workinclasszero Dec 2014 #47

When the voters decide in the next election, let's see how they treat the NYPD. freshwest Dec 2014 #55

unfortunately, from what I've been reading the past few days napkinz Dec 2014 #58

That's disappointing. I thought the people who elected de Blasio might think differently. freshwest Dec 2014 #59

White cops are racist and rightwing as hell, even in NYC, so par for the course with these geek tragedy Dec 2014 #60

Farewell NYPD. Hello Ku Klux Klan - NYC Chapter! amb123 Dec 2014 #62

There's an awful lot of white civilians speaking on behalf of... MadDAsHell Dec 2014 #65

I couldn't agree more. indivisibleman Dec 2014 #66

Ku Klux Kops tblue Dec 2014 #67