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NYPD officers turned their backs on the city's mayor when he spoke at cop's funeral

The police commissioner has said it was ‘inappropriate’.

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NEW YORK’S POLICE commissioner Bill Bratton has said it was “very inappropriate” for officers outside the funeral of Rafael Ramos, who was shot dead earlier this month, to turn their backs in protest as the mayor spoke.

“That funeral was held to honor Officer Ramos, and to bring politics, to bring issues into that event, I think was very inappropriate, and I do not support it,” Bratton told CBS talk show “Face the Nation.”

“He is the mayor of New York. He was there representing the citizens of New York to express their remorse and their regret at that death,” he added.

At the same time, it is reflective, unfortunately, of the feelings of some of our officers.

Protests sparked by police killings of unarmed black men have drawn race relations and policing into the national spotlight, with some accusing police of using excessive force against blacks.

But the protests have also sparked anger from some police officers. They say some officials have been too sympathetic and accuse them of inciting violence against law enforcement officers.

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke publicly about the counsel he gave to his biracial son to take extra care when dealing with police.

Some police representatives went as far as connecting the statement to the recent double murder of Ramos and his partner.

In a separate interview Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Bratton said the mistrust of police officers by minorities needed to be addressed.

“There’s no denying that among the black community there are those concerns,” Bratton said.

NYPD Officers Shot New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

“It has to be part of the dialogue,” the commissioner said, adding that it wasn’t simply a race issue.

The debate is also about poverty, class said de Blasio should apologize for his comments.

“He created an impression with the police that he was on the side of the protesters,” said the former mayor, who argued that some of the demonstrators took their rhetoric too far.

© – AFP 2014

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    Jul 26th 2024, 10:09 AM

    There is no point to a PQ. Deputy Catherine Murphy (Scoial Democrats) asked a question on my behalf of the Minister for Social Protection. The answer was false and a total fabrication. I need the information for an upcoming WRC case and I now cannot access the information. The Minister misled the Dail and there is nothing anyone can or will do about it.
    I reported it to the Protected Disclosure Commisssioner, who handed the investigation to the Department of Social Protection, which provided the false answer in the first place.
    The Department officials are being asked to investigate themselves, to see if they provided false information in a PQ reply, like they are going to find against themselves…..

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    Jul 26th 2024, 10:38 AM

    Surprise surprise the majority of Murphy’s questions were about gender recognition. I’m sure his constitents are delighted this is how he spends his time in the Dáil.The man is a fool,

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    Jul 26th 2024, 10:49 AM

    @Maria Doyle: 47 questions out of 708 is not a majority.

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    Jul 26th 2024, 11:10 AM

    @Maria Doyle: you obviously don’t watch leaders questions.

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    Jul 26th 2024, 2:00 PM

    @Maria Doyle: The man who won a case against SIPO for it’s investigation, or lack thereof, into Varadkar and Varadkar steps down as Taoiseach not long after, pretty effective if you ask me, more than one way to skin a cat as the saying goes. A thorn in the side of the establishment.

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    Jul 26th 2024, 11:13 AM

    Not surprised durkin. High up list, only see him election time.
    He has I think 3 generations of family to put through the dail.
    Useless and arrogant with it.
    Plays to the old dears.

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    Jul 26th 2024, 12:29 PM

    I’d never ask a question there. All you’d get in reply would be blather, hot air and lies!

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    Jul 27th 2024, 1:42 AM

    Its nit picking but we don’t have a prime minister so no prime minister Questianss. We have a taoiseach so it should be Taoiseachs Questions.

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