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In reply to the discussion: 'DE BLASIO, OUR BACKS HAVE TURNED TO YOU' Cold war between NYPD cops, de Blasio takes to skies [View all]Leopolds Ghost
(12,875 posts)39. Fuck the police. Although that protest before the cops' burial was fucked up. But they paid for ad.
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'DE BLASIO, OUR BACKS HAVE TURNED TO YOU' Cold war between NYPD cops, de Blasio takes to skies [View all]
1step
Dec 2014
OP
Police officers need to be told by their superiors that they have to respect civil authority
JDPriestly
Dec 2014
#18
with their backs turned at least they cannot murder anyone standing in front of them nt
msongs
Dec 2014
#2
The cops are acting like spoiled rotten brats who have been caught with their hand in the cookie jar
Dont call me Shirley
Dec 2014
#3
Your broad generalizations about hundreds of thousands of police officers nationwide
branford
Dec 2014
#67
This is beginning to sound like a banana republic situation...open contempt for civilian authority..
First Speaker
Dec 2014
#12
You can imagine how they react if a mere civilian nobody is disrespectful to them.
arcane1
Dec 2014
#14
Do you feel the same way about all politically active retired public employees?
branford
Dec 2014
#24
No, lawyer man, I feel that way about all people who are fundamentally incapable of gratitude
BeyondGeography
Dec 2014
#26
I'll then save your post for next time we discuss issues concerning active and retired teachers,
branford
Dec 2014
#30
Read about the mayor's current polling and trends as he approaches just one year in office.
branford
Dec 2014
#38
I've said this before and will again now...my son and all his Ivy league educated friends
adigal
Dec 2014
#42
That's pretty good given the pounding he's been getting from the PBA and their tabloid lackeys
BeyondGeography
Dec 2014
#121
I only look if I see a nasty post to see if it's an aberration. Not sure what's up there...
freshwest
Dec 2014
#107
Do you realize that that the PBA is currently involved in contract negotiations
branford
Dec 2014
#33
I haven't heard the residents of the Pink Houses asking for more cops recently. nt
adigal
Dec 2014
#43
First, the Pink Houses do not necessarily represent the over 8+ million residents of NYC.
branford
Dec 2014
#51
Because when a teacher has an affair with a kid, the school gets them the hell out
adigal
Dec 2014
#80
If you are referring to people from all races and classes demanding more police protection,
branford
Dec 2014
#66
"We obviously have a problem we need to deal with. How can we be a part of the solution?"
Cha
Dec 2014
#104
In fairness, a great deal of police pay is expected overtime, benefits are excellent,
branford
Dec 2014
#61
So do teachers, school custodians, and a plethora of other NYC public employees.
branford
Dec 2014
#132
well him standing up for humanity and compassion trumps the 'fascist', "our way or nothing",
heaven05
Dec 2014
#34
I would be so disheartened and then pissed, Raine. :( Like I am now.. only not in person.
Cha
Dec 2014
#105
Fuck the police. Although that protest before the cops' burial was fucked up. But they paid for ad.
Leopolds Ghost
Dec 2014
#39
Is it true the NY Legislature just passed bill taking police misconduct cases out of mayors hands
Leopolds Ghost
Dec 2014
#50
That would certainly be lawful and permissible so long as paid for with private funds. nt
branford
Dec 2014
#63
This is not about DeBlasio's culpability for murder. It's about RW propaganda vs. a Dem Mayor of NYC
merrily
Dec 2014
#81
Are you actually advocating that all white police officers, numbering in the thousands,
branford
Dec 2014
#134
So, you do advocate that all white police officers in the NYPD should be summarily terminated
branford
Dec 2014
#141
The mayor appointed the current chief and can appoint a replacement if he chooses.
Calista241
Dec 2014
#96
Those of Us With Guns Must ALWAYS Be Subordinate To the Civilian Authority
Ryan Fitzomething
Dec 2014
#103
The police are not the military, and political opposition is not mutiny or insubordination.
branford
Dec 2014
#106