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In reply to the discussion: 'DE BLASIO, OUR BACKS HAVE TURNED TO YOU' Cold war between NYPD cops, de Blasio takes to skies [View all]branford
(4,462 posts)You can read the polling and watch the news just like everyone else. The current statements and actions by not only deBlasio, but also AG Holder, Governor Cuomo, the speaker of the NYC council, and inumerable liberal Democrats across the nation, speak for themselves.
Just like any other large organization, no less a group of highly-protected public employees who routinely interact with the public, often in tense and dangerous situations, the individuals in the group range from saints to criminals, with the vast, vast majority just wanting to competently and professionally do their jobs and safely go home to their families. The 34,000+ diverse officers of the NYPD (or the hundreds of thousands of police across the country) should no more be stereotyped and generalized than "minority youth" or anyone else.
In any event, just like every other citizen, police are free to engage in the political process, even when it's a significant political liability for a recently elected liberal mayor or when it conflicts with our priorities and values. To permit otherwise would inevitably hurt all of us, particularly our allies who form the majority of public employees and their unions.