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39. The Double Standard Is Glaring

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 03:03 PM

Dec 2014

A few years ago Sarah Palin put out a map with bulls eye's on several congressional districts, including the one Gabby Giffords represented. A few months later a mentally deranged guy gunned her down in cold blood, killing 6 bystanders including the 9 year old granddaughter of baseball notable Dallas Green. Sure, she received a little flack for that but nothing in comparison to what is happening in NYC and de Blasio's words were restrained.

What we are seeing in NYC is just how much the head of the Police Union is the real power figure in city operations across America. It is nuts that a non-elected official has this much power. Wayne LA Pierre is another non-elected official that exerts way too much power. None of this makes any sense and can only lead to anarchy down the road.

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Hundreds Turn Their Back on de Blasio at NYPD Officer's Funeral [View all] inanna Dec 2014 OP

Drama Queens Roy Rolling Dec 2014 #1

What a shitty time to play politics. n/t inanna Dec 2014 #3

They may not have noticed, but they also turned their backs on the 2 officers who died. freshwest Dec 2014 #68

+1 treestar Dec 2014 #104

My firm represents many unions around the country, including one police union. Dustlawyer Dec 2014 #53

Exactly! And they think they demand respect. Respect needs to be earned! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2014 #58

Me, too...longtime Union member and Lynch is doing harm to the police adigal Dec 2014 #71

Insubordination. Fire these Fascist Fuckwits. AzDar Dec 2014 #2

NO kidding, every single last one of them randys1 Dec 2014 #27

Wow times have changed. MadDAsHell Dec 2014 #69

maybe because they are acting like entitled, spoiled brats who can kill with impunity? niyad Dec 2014 #81

Apparently, the reason for their actions matter. nt ohnoyoudidnt Dec 2014 #82

Your post indicates tabasco Dec 2014 #86

+1 crim son Dec 2014 #92

You're good. Welcome to DU. Raine1967 Dec 2014 #94

Progressives would have supported leftynyc Dec 2014 #116

I believe you missed the irony. branford Dec 2014 #122

Take a wild guess what happens if they're fired Reter Dec 2014 #98

Help Me Here - What Did De Blasio Do To Deserve This Treatment?......nt global1 Dec 2014 #4

He sympathized with the Garner Protestors. NutmegYankee Dec 2014 #8

+1 I would add the people in the NYPD that follow Patrick Lynch lock, stock, and barrel Raine1967 Dec 2014 #96

There are a 3 reasons. 1. He has a biracial son. 2. He is a Democrat. 3. The so-called still_one Dec 2014 #9

4th - Married to a black woman JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #29

Actually the fight started Moliere Dec 2014 #21

Untrue. JackRiddler Dec 2014 #50

He didnt coddle the NYPD. They have been so accustomed to not being told .. SummerSnow Dec 2014 #38

He has not authorized police riots against the protesters. JackRiddler Dec 2014 #49

They are an insult and a disgrace to New York, and the NYPD, and are insulting the still_one Dec 2014 #5

And, they are indicative of what is wrong with some cops! Emotions of RKP5637 Dec 2014 #59

He supported the protesters RosieS57 Dec 2014 #6

Sure they have the right to protest, but at a memorial service? What kind of class is that? still_one Dec 2014 #10

no class. niyad Dec 2014 #33

Thank you still_one Dec 2014 #37

Why are you inventing this falsehood? JackRiddler Dec 2014 #52

The police at the memorial protested his support for previous protests. Exultant Democracy Dec 2014 #78

That is exactly what I thought I said, thanks still_one Dec 2014 #84

Read the thread and figure out the confusion. JackRiddler Dec 2014 #123

We are on the same page, thanks still_one Dec 2014 #124

I agree the police showed no class doing this at the memorial. Exultant Democracy Dec 2014 #77

idiot RW drama queens heaven05 Dec 2014 #7

Total Selfishness. earthside Dec 2014 #11

R.I.P. for the officers who were killed because of a mentally illed person Iliyah Dec 2014 #12

Three-year-olds having a tantrum. uberblonde Dec 2014 #13

Not a good way to engage. oldandhappy Dec 2014 #14

and to think that these temper-tantrum throwing, whining brats have GUNS! enough to make` niyad Dec 2014 #15

The Mayor challenged The Wizard Dec 2014 #70

I am stealing this--kop klux klan! niyad Dec 2014 #80

Very sad day for the family and friends of the slain officer. project_bluebook Dec 2014 #16

They had done the same kind of crap with Dinkins BumRushDaShow Dec 2014 #17

K&R #5 to get this to the greatest page for more eyes on the disgraceful NYP action riderinthestorm Dec 2014 #18

Not the time nor the place. AngryOldDem Dec 2014 #19

Memo to NYPD: You work for the mayor, not the other way around. muntrv Dec 2014 #20

now see, I thought they were supposed to be working for us! niyad Dec 2014 #34

Memo to Mayor lark Dec 2014 #60

The NYPD does not work for the mayor. branford Dec 2014 #87

If the family had no respect for the mayor, they would not have let him speak at the funeral. SunSeeker Dec 2014 #106

I'm not prepared to go that far. branford Dec 2014 #107

The protesters were supposed to be there as mourners--that is why they got the time off. SunSeeker Dec 2014 #108

I'm not willing to state that the officers actions necessarily disrespected Officer Ramos. branford Dec 2014 #110

If the family had asked De Blasio to not come, he would have shown class, unlike these cops. SunSeeker Dec 2014 #113

P.S. The Ramos family explicitly said they would welcome the mayor at the funeral. SunSeeker Dec 2014 #109

The article does not indicate the family's opinion about Mayor deBlasio generally branford Dec 2014 #111

OFFS. If the family said they would welcome the mayor, that means they welcome the mayor. SunSeeker Dec 2014 #112

Time for New Yorkers to clean out their police force Ash_F Dec 2014 #22

Ha,Kill overtime,drug test all of them and easychoice Dec 2014 #28

Look at this compensation plan Ash_F Dec 2014 #36

Sounds pretty labor friendly... MadDAsHell Dec 2014 #72

Same site it has always been, we try to hold assholes accountable here Exultant Democracy Dec 2014 #76

They have been drug-tested for years Reter Dec 2014 #99

A criminal gang turns it's back on him? That isn't an insult. easychoice Dec 2014 #23

Disgraceful. nt LiberalElite Dec 2014 #24

Children. ellie Dec 2014 #25

The "two armed camps" theme the media uses to easily keep score is a disgrace to democracy. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #26

Remove them for insubordination immediately. onecaliberal Dec 2014 #30

Better idea: SwankyXomb Dec 2014 #66

Yes, I love your idea much better. onecaliberal Dec 2014 #83

Altering terms and conditions of public employment in retaliation for political activity branford Dec 2014 #88

It's even more frightening when so called liberal members onecaliberal Dec 2014 #100

This may come as a shock, branford Dec 2014 #103

as far as I know the more these brain dead NYPD do this PatrynXX Dec 2014 #31

NYC Freikorps - nt KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #32

Punk ass cops bigdarryl Dec 2014 #35

The Double Standard Is Glaring DallasNE Dec 2014 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author Phlem Dec 2014 #40

If I treated my boss the same way these guys treat theirs, I'd be out of a job Jake Stern Dec 2014 #41

Technically speaking, de Blasio is not their 'boss'. I suppose their 'boss' is KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #42

de Blasio needs to tell Bratton to get his people under control or pound sand alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #43

I honestly do not know in New York City whether Bratton serves at the Mayor's pleasure or KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #44

The City Council would shitcan his ass faster than the Mayor...he serves at the Mayor's pleasure alcibiades_mystery Dec 2014 #51

The police commissioner is a political appointed position that can be terminated without difficulty. branford Dec 2014 #90

This is totally disgusting. Vinca Dec 2014 #45

THe NYPD is now officially OUT OF CONTROL! gregcrawford Dec 2014 #46

My guess is that the NYPD will be launching its own riot in the future MrScorpio Dec 2014 #47

To all the peaceful protesters: Jeff Murdoch Dec 2014 #97

The NYPD can go frisk itself. nt TeamPooka Dec 2014 #48

Pathetic billhicks76 Dec 2014 #54

Ramos was their prop BeyondGeography Dec 2014 #55

There is always some fool old man 76 Dec 2014 #56

Because ejbr Dec 2014 #57

To me it shows the disrespect that they have for civil authorities and the constitution. olegramps Dec 2014 #61

Charles Pierce of Esquire recently published a great essay whose thrust KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #74

Thanks. The police demand respect yet don't believe they have to respect civil authority. olegramps Dec 2014 #114

No one is forcing them to be police n2doc Dec 2014 #62

Get the names of every single one and fire them. closeupready Dec 2014 #63

This isn't disrespect...this is a threat. This is an attempted coup in the making. First Speaker Dec 2014 #64

Yes. Call in the National Guard if the NYPD Union strikes. closeupready Dec 2014 #65

My god...we're going from complaining abt the militarization of the police... MadDAsHell Dec 2014 #73

If US troops publicly turned their backs on the President of the Unites States... First Speaker Dec 2014 #79

As is so often the case, Charlie Pierce of Esquire's "The Politics Blog" nails KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #75

Also, what they are forgetting is crime is at an all-time low. closeupready Dec 2014 #67

Fire all the cops who turned their backs TerrapinFlyer Dec 2014 #85

What an appalling, juvenile display! VA_Jill Dec 2014 #89

Hundreds of short-sighted morons. n/t crim son Dec 2014 #91

Are the police trying to stage a coup? The mayor is an elected official mainer Dec 2014 #93

Turning their backs to the mayor, a time-honored peaceful tactic often employed by liberals branford Dec 2014 #95

Your sticking up for Fascist pigs is disgusting. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #120

I'm sticking up for the officer's right to free speech and public labor and contract protections, branford Dec 2014 #121

Says a lot more about their character than anything about the mayor bluestateguy Dec 2014 #101

They want another Giuliani or Koch...someone who defended them every time they murdered blacks Ken Burch Dec 2014 #102

They Serve to Protect...their Own...only. SoapBox Dec 2014 #105

How Westboro Baptist Church of them... Earth_First Dec 2014 #115

Police boss: Turning backs on mayor inappropriate (AP) inanna Dec 2014 #117

So apparently, they turned their backs today because de Blasio Calista241 Dec 2014 #118

The NYPD is showing itself to be an out of control gang... Odin2005 Dec 2014 #119