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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Okay, so if I understand police criticism of DeBlasio and Obama stemming from the murder of the two officers over the weekend correctly, it is:
1. The Mayor criticized the killing of a man for selling cigarettes, an act even many conservatives defined as murder;
2. The Mayor raised concerns regarding a stop and frisk racial profiling program which is likely unconstitutional;
3. A grand jury inexplicably, in what appears to be a racist nullification, refused to indict the cop who murdered the guy selling smokes (which officer is being investigated for other abuse allegations involving minorities);
4. Following the non-indictment, the Mayor came out and plead for calm;
5. A clinically diagnosed psychopath murdered two police officers, allegedly in retaliation for the non-indictment (and because he's fucking crazy); and so...
This is all the Mayor's and Obama's fault?
Sounds more to me like entitled sorts who've finally had their power checked exploiting a tragedy to deflect criticism.
I figured the ugliest thing about the NYPD was the video of Garner being murdered. But this effort to capitalize on the murder of their own trumps it. This is the cops in Groupthink mode, showing their true colors -- that in the end, what they really want is unbridled power, as close to zero scrutiny as can be achieved.
Maybe I'm misreading it, but probably not. These guys are effectively demanding that no politician in the future criticize them. The temerity of this sort of statement is only outdone by its absurdity. The last people on earth who should be put beyond scrutiny are people carrying guns, licensed to deprive others of liberty.
This country's getting scary.
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Someone from NYC should weigh in, but I think the problems with the NYPD have been building for a long time.
Giuliani and Bloomberg seemed almost proud of how out of control their cops were. Bloomberg referred to them as his private army, and made jokes about how he had the 7th largest army in the world. During the occupy stuff, they were among the most aggressive police departments around, and were praised for it. The NY Times and the Wall Street Crowd have been cheerleaders for aggressive policing.
I think the mayor has a tough job. The NY City Army expects the city to be run for their benefit, and that they should have no controls on them or criticism of them. The Mayor has to reign them in.
