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In reply to the discussion: Another banner bashing Mayor de Blasio set to take to the skies over Hudson River [View all]randys1
(16,286 posts)12. We have a really really serious problem, we are moments away from a Koch owned
police force and then us white folks who think the Black people should stop complaining as if they are the only ones pushed around by cops, will be right, finally.
There is a reason the Koch bros I hear are on our side on this issue, because they want to kill the union and privatize, my position on the union is to kill it also, but NOT to privatize, allow the union to exist when the members are not killing Black people without consequence.
Many Americans will sit back and say "what is your problem, buddy, so cops want to protest"
No, cops want to shoot and kill people or strangle them and have no consequences, that is what they want
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Another banner bashing Mayor de Blasio set to take to the skies over Hudson River [View all]
LiberalElite
Dec 2014
OP
I'm not sure what the "code of conduct" is for NYPD officers, but here's a story....
George II
Dec 2014
#33
“De Blasio: Apologize to the NYPD!!” is not in any way equivalent to open season on black people.
branford
Dec 2014
#44
Me too! I want all the back turners at the least, docked a couple weeks pay & that money donated-
Sunlei
Dec 2014
#10
agree, the (state controlled) police are out of control for a longtime. prison guards too, public &
Sunlei
Dec 2014
#17
I don't. But I do want the standards raised precipitously for getting a salary to "protect and
MADem
Dec 2014
#19
All that is great and I agree... but you still have a problem even with all that...
randys1
Dec 2014
#20
Well, I'm no gun fan, but good luck grabbing 'em all from the people who love them.
MADem
Dec 2014
#31
He gives Unions a bad name, a shame because todays Unions are already attacked by republicans.
Sunlei
Dec 2014
#11
thanks who paid was "NYPD detective Sheehan (senior) interview him media, don't just spam viewers
Sunlei
Dec 2014
#13
anyone can hire a banner plane, I don't think they need permission from the 'police union'
Sunlei
Dec 2014
#22
the person who paid is is named in the article, Father of "NYPD detective Sheehan
Sunlei
Dec 2014
#28
on the positive side, the banner plane owner made a fast thousand. Bully is a job provider :)
Sunlei
Dec 2014
#23
Each day that they do this degrades their status in the eyes of many, many citizens. nt
kelliekat44
Dec 2014
#30