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branford

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36. That's not the way it works,

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 11:19 PM

Dec 2014

and there is an entire body of law on the subject. The police are not the military, and they do not lose their rights just because they wear a uniform.

Also note that the police are employed by the city, not the mayor. The police also answer to the police commissioner, not the mayor.

The police are public employees like any other. They have broad first amendment and other constitutional rights, are governed primarily by a collective bargaining agreement, and are protected by a number of other federal, state and city labor laws.

Their job is to enforce and uphold the law, not offer political support to the mayor. They are generally permitted to "disrespect" him, and any order which demanded otherwise would unlawful.

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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