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In reply to the discussion: A comment I posted to the NY Times reportage of the two murdered officers [View all]lunasun
(21,646 posts)2. Way over the top
The head of the Patrolmens Benevolent Association, Patrick Lynch, blamed the mayor for the shootings as he addressed officers outside Woodhull Hospital after the bodies of Officer Liu and Officer Ramos were borne away.
There is blood on many hands, from those that incited violence under the guise of protest to try to tear down what police officers did every day, Mr. Lynch said.
That blood on the hands starts on the steps of city hall in the office of the mayor.
Now is a time of grieving, Mr. Lynch said. Well mourn for our city and well mourn for our brothers, he said. Well straighten our shoulders, well stiffen our backs and well wipe our tears.
But he warned, When those funerals are over, well raise our heads and those that allowed this to go on will be held accountable.
Earlier in the evening, police officers turned their backs on Mayor de Blasio when he entered the hospital.
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A comment I posted to the NY Times reportage of the two murdered officers [View all]
markpkessinger
Dec 2014
OP
He did not murder his ex girlfriend. He shot her, but she is alive and expected to recover. nt
kelly1mm
Dec 2014
#1
To many it will affect the import as they will (reasonably) question your knowledge of the basic
kelly1mm
Dec 2014
#10
I did not find the OP judgy or patronizing, but I can see how some would. I simply thought
kelly1mm
Dec 2014
#16
Wait, yout don''t agree that since R's do not know the basic facts of climate change, that we
kelly1mm
Dec 2014
#41
Yep, things fly over my head all the time. Planes, stars, planets etc ........, why do you ask? nt
kelly1mm
Dec 2014
#44
BS, I have never heard another union make threats as intimidating as these.
Live and Learn
Dec 2014
#58
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
GeorgeGist
Dec 2014
#3
I've been trying to find comments made after the RW domestic terrorists killed officers
blm
Dec 2014
#23
This is actually the first time I have read that the girlfriend was not actually murdered
Kalidurga
Dec 2014
#31
The problems with deBlasio and NYPD predate this shooting and are more complicated
Wella
Dec 2014
#48
I addressed some of this in another Times comment that I just posted . . .
markpkessinger
Dec 2014
#49
No, it's not, if you assume that the Baltimore gunman saw the Mayor's telecast, but
Wella
Dec 2014
#54
And how does attempting to kill his girlfriend, and then killing himself . . .
markpkessinger
Dec 2014
#56
Even if his primary motivation could be established to be killing cops . . .
markpkessinger
Dec 2014
#59
Mental illness, in many cases, does not impair executive functioning . . .
markpkessinger
Dec 2014
#63