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December 22, 2014
Can A Mayor Run A Town Without The Support Of The Police?
It looks like we're going to find out in New York.
Maybe. I submit that the mayor of New York cannot govern the city without the support of the police. Does Bill de Blasio have that support? Consider this exchange, overheard yesterday at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn:
De Blasio: “We’re all in this together.”
Unnamed police officer: “No we’re not.”
This was after police officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, shot by a crazed black Muslim named Ismaaiyl Brinsley, had been pronounced dead but before the mayor and his entourage made their way through a hospital corridor jammed with police who turned their backs on the mayor, shunning him.
Former Governor of New York George Pataki took to twitter to say:
Video of Police officers turning their back on De Blasio as he enters the hospital.