Bill de Blasio, stiff-spined liberal that takes no crap (Daily Kos) [View all]
The deaths of the two New York City police officers are being used as a hatchet in an attempt to neuter New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Condolences must be given to the families of the police officers who were murdered in New York City last week. No one wants to harm police officers. No one wants to be harmed by police officers. The incident is unrelated to those who are rightfully protesting police brutality.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio must continue to stay strong to his principles and not succumb to the bullying of the police unions or the media. The mayor must not yield to the thuggish tactics of police unions, specifically to the likes of the Patrolman’s Benevolent Association head Patrick Lynch.
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Having a Bill de Blasio at this time is more important than ever. He is a white man living the reality of having a black son with incidences every person of color has experienced at some time when confronting a police officer. The mayor, better than anyone else, must be that bridge that becomes the empathy-generating catalyst. Many who cannot easily see the indignities many are subjected to by the police may do so more easily through the expressed lived experiences of this mayor and father.
It was eye opening and impressive to watch Bill de Blasio’s news conference. He refused to cower or backtrack from any of his statements. More importantly he used the opportunity to admonish the press when they attempted to tie the protests to the murders of the policemen.
Link: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/28/1353911/-Bill-de-Blasio-stiff-spined-liberal-that-takes-no-crap
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