A Saturday incident in which a gunmen killed a pair of NYPD officers in Brooklyn has sent the department, the nation’s largest into a flurry of panic and outrage, and has police union leaders turning up the rhetoric on anybody and everybody the police don’t like.
The biggest target appears to be Mayor Bill de Blasio, who ran for office on a platform of ending police racial profiling, and was critical of police in recent slayings. Police are now blaming him for the “anti-police” sentiment that led to the weekend shootings.
Police made a point of publicly turning their backs on de Blasio during his statement over the shootings, and union leaders urged police to use “extreme discretion” in acting against enemies in City Hall.
The police seem to be moving away from the traditional city-run law enforcement branch and toward an independent, and heavily-armed, faction which feels it can unilaterally act, or refuse to act, as it sees fit.
To that end, police leaders are telling police that their top priority is “to ensure the safety of yourselves and your officers,” and that they should avoid making arrests “unless absolutely necessary.”
The detectives’ union is urging police to travel in threes, and to wear bulletproof vests at all times, while other police union leaders are talking up the idea that they are a “wartime” police department on a military footing.
The “enemy” in this war is clearly the public protesters critical of past police killings of unarmed civilians, and police demanded that all protests against them be halted for the time being.
Avoid arrests unless the person positively refuses to die.
Nothing new though about the policy that the life of some cop is worth lots more than that of a civilian. Giant salaries, huge egos, a gun, a badge–bad news for everyone else.
Thanks Rick. The NYPD is obviously saturated with cowards, cowards who, as you say, carry a gun, a badge of authority, and huge egos, but who are now accusing everyone and anyone of being their enemies and are refusing to do their job if it entails danger. They, the police, thought it was fun to have all of that power, until it looked like there was real danger involved, as in making an arrest. For an entire police department to get up in arms about one crazed murderer is a true sign of the caliber of the people recruited by the NYPD. In their photo ops they try their best to look tough, but their words and deeds paint a totally different picture. Now, because of one murderer, It looks like they are declaring war on the people, but will be quick to run over to prevent the Wall Street folks from suffering any humiliation from the people protesting, because Wall Street gives donations to the Police Benevolent Association. NYPD has lost its pride.
Never forget who tries some of those people, the ultimate cowards of Israel and the IDF. You are all Palestinians now.
"It looks like they are declaring war on the people,"
Well, at least they are finally overt about their long-running war on the rest of us.
I wouldn't go that far, Walter. Union boss Lynch may have crossed the line, but he is zealously defending his men, which is his job. I have no respect for thuggish cops, but I certainly wouldn't call the lot of them cowards. There's probably going to be more violence directed against cops nationwide, and I don't blame them for watching their backs more. Hopefully, they'll think twice about putting choke holds on any men, not just blacks, because they didn't "submit and obey" fast enough. And that would be a good thing.
Rightly understood — Law enforcement a martyr’s profession
“police leaders… top priority is ‘to ensure the safety of yourselves'”
Quite the reverse, for such a fake morality is the reason why we now have a epidemic of bigoted white cops executing innocent men for no other reason then they are black. The fake morality that actually caused the revenge that sentenced to death the two cops of the NYPD.
For the cops in Anquin California have for over half a century operated without a single gun and safety in their community has always been second to none. The cops on the beat in London England have for hundreds of years carried no guns and have the lowest rate of violence of all the big cities in all the world.
For the police have one and only one priority — public safety. Primarily and above all things the safety of the public that are in police custody, the majority of which the public would love to burn at the stake.
But, quite the reverse are the rules of engagement for the American cop, for shoot to kill is the command toward anyone who in the slightest puts a cop in harm’s way. Refuse to show your hands and it is assumed that you hold a gun and without warning you are good as dead.
It ‘s like the four year old girl who was standing next to my grocery cart and so fear struck she was shaking and crying. So her mother said to me, “For some reason she started this when the officer came in, I don’t know why?” Truth is, the girl was looking straight at the officers killing machine and she thought it was going to be used on her.
Please provide citations for your accusations.
"bigoted white cops executing innocent men for no other reason then they are black."
What? Can you prove that? In almost all instances of police killings the person was attacking the cop and blacks are far more likely to attack cops than whites are.
Sounds like the NYPD is ready for a hot war. Why not ship the entire force over to Iraq?
because they'd be facing armed opponents.
Correct – NYC residents long ago lost their rights to own firearms, and that's just the way the elites and their costumed goons like it.
So if they were allowed to carry guns they would be able to fight back against the police? Right Jim, is that what you are suggesting? Why Jim, surely that's the solution to all the problems! No other solution could be so effective and quick to orchestrate! `Gawd blus murica!
luv from Canada.
Yeah, what does it say about us that our militarized police force armed to the teeth gets their kicks killing children with toys?
Don't you guys think that you are being irresponsible? Do you think cops are all "costumed goons" who get "their kicks killing children with toys?" Bet you wouldn't feel that way if you really needed one – or would you rather die on principle?
Not at all. And no, not ALL cops are.
In what scenario does anyone "need" a cop? When do they ever get there in time anyway? And as Paul Craig Roberts likes to point out, there's a good chance that calling the cops will only get you in trouble, will earn you a beating or worse. I wouldn't recommend taking the approach that the cops are your friends.
Live by the sword die by the sword?
I certainly don't condone the killing of cops. I certainly don't condone the strangling to death of some hapless dude who makes his living from selling loose cigarettes illegally.
The guy who killed the cops appears to have been some nutcase.
Now the cops will declare war on the people….oh wait, they already had declared war on the people.n of course THEIR behavior was not a contributory factor in this unfortunate revenge killing.
Two wrongs don't make a right. But first we all must recognize TWO wrongs.
What hapless dude did the cops strangle to death? How about first we recognize reality?
Wealth disparity — Root cause of police violence
A self-evident fact, if everyone had equal wealth, namely if everyone was born with an equal ability to generate wealth, there would be no need to give police a monopoly on the use of force and violence. For there would be no class warfare, as there would be only one class and everyone would have an equal ability to protect their own wealth.
And so self-evident a fact, that it makes clear as day what the highest achievers of High Society are really up to, a militarized police force to protect their record-high profits and greed driven desire for Republicans to create an austerity prison that turns all of the middle-class into slaves most impoverished.
So check it out, does not a record-high police violence correlate perfectly with a record-high disparity between the rich and poor?
The only solution — as the greater a man’s wealth the greater his greed for wealth, not until we put a limit on excessive wealth can we but a limit on austerity and an absolute limit on police using violence to plunder a bigger piece of the pie.
Maybe, then the issue is that the police with their bloated salaries belong to the rich. That aside, the wealth disparity is a world-wide phenomenon. But only in America and israel do cops kill first and don't ask questions, never lose their job, never end up in jail, or suffer any consequence from it.
two individuals were killed while carrying out their duty to protect the populace from any and all threats without any warning. that is the definition of injustice
and about the maxim of “to ensure the safety of yourselves and your officers,” is that not the basic tenet every individual abide by.
would anybody showing indignation about that dictate be willing to stand in front of a speeding bus so the other pedestrians have a greater chance of survival
and finally in this charged atmosphere it makes sense that your police force do not make arrests unless absolutely necessary
It is absolutely NOT the duty of police to protect the populace from any and all threats. They have ZERO obligation to do so, and numerous court rulings have solidified this from the SC on down.
Their duty is to ENFORCE the law, period. Right or wrong, just or unjust as those laws may be. They enjoy very broad immunity from the consequences of their LE actions against us so-called 'civilians'. Nothing will change until that immunity is eliminated.
If they get killed while doing it, it's an occupational hazard. If they don't like that, they can get productive jobs in the private sector.
I don't condone any violence unless in self defense, and the murders of the officers is sad, but it is definitely obvious that police see their safety first and foremost, not the civilians. I don't live in NYC but when I visit I am always appalled at the 1-800-COP-SHOT bumper stickers on their cruisers offering a reward for information on the arrest of someone who has shot a police officer. Shooting a police officer, unless in self defense, is inexcusable, but shouldn't the reward be for information leading to the arrest of someone who has shot a civilian?
Now everyone knows why the former loser mayors of New York City imposed anti-2nd amendment law.
Huuuuh? So people who shoot cops can/can't have guns? Surreal pal!
Hope they follow through on their no-arrest policy. Violence in NYC would go way down.
Does this mean the terrorists won?
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“Two individuals were killed while carrying out their duty to protect the populace from any and all threats”
Question
As the upper half of society is the voting majority and they threaten to hoard all of the wealth in the future, just as they have carried out that threat since 1776, will your “individuals” with their killing machines protect us from that threat?
i am sorry if i sound idiotic to you but they are working within the system to do their job and thus protecting the populace and since subjective case by case basis valuation of what constitute a threat and what is just will only bring more chaos and misfortune they cannot and should not act outside their legal mandate even if they feel the system has inherent flaws within it.
i am not saying they are all saints as the killing of a child close to a park showed but the majority of them are doing the right thing and it is the fault of the entire citizenry (if it is a democracy) if the system does not allow the law enforcement organization to truly work for the welfare of the entire citizenry and not the fault of the people who are trying to work with the faulty mandate
Stop protesting — Your in criminal violation of Empire law
BOROUGH PRESIDENT ERIC ADAMS
‘I’m asking all of those to hold off on any form of protest until these officers are laid to rest in a peaceful manner. It’s time for New Yorkers to come together.
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“I think the recommendation for no protests is truly called for, out of respect for the loss of the lives of these two gentlemen.”
Problem is, for one reason only have we been enslaved in a police state since 1776, the vast majority refuse to get involved. Surely, anyone who tries to stop our peace destroying and most hostile civil-disobedience, surely they are in criminal violation of all the laws governing a Revolution.
If they're so scared to do their job why dont they get jobs in a safe profession in the private sector? Oh wait there's a reason why they work for the government, because they couldnt get jobs in the private sector where they would be held accountable.