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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]markpkessinger
(8,392 posts). . . or the ability to carry out complex tasks. But it does render discussion of motivation nearly impossible.;
And once again, the mayor's remarks have been cautious and very measured. It is only the fascist, authoritarian mind that thinks it is reasonable to draw a cause and effect relationship between his remarks and the actions of a mentally ill, homicidal and suicidal killer. The mayor NEVER advocated, or even appeared to advocate, violence against the police. The mayor did not cause the protests -- they would have occurred regardless of anything he had said. Acknowledging that there is some validity to the protester's grievances IS NOT a declaration of war against cops, nor does it constitute a lack of support for them. I live in this city, and have witnessed these out of control police thugs personally for over 30 years. There IS a problem, and it was THE MAYOR'S JOB to recognize, acknowledge and take steps to address it. This mayor was elected by an over 50% margin, in part based on his promises to rein in an out-of-control police force. The police are pissed off about that, and will shamelessly seize upon anything they can to discredit the mayor for trying to do what he was elected to do!