Despite a reminder from New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton that Sunday’s funeral for slain police officer Wenjian Liu was about grieving and not grievances, cops again turned their backs to Mayor Bill de Blasio. With the relationship between the mayor and police remaining so tense, de Blasio appeared before the press Monday afternoon alongside Bratton to praise New York’s police and cite statistics that show a dramatic drop in crime in the city.
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/552199974243794945
Pretty much, but dial back the enthusiasm quite a bit.
"2014 was a year of even greater achievement – a record-setting year." – Mayor @BilldeBlasio. Live on http://t.co/10woiev32p.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) January 5, 2015
"Overall major crime down 4.6%, 2014 compared to 2013." – Mayor @BilldeBlasio. Watch now: http://t.co/10woiev32p.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) January 5, 2015
"The lowest number of homicides since the modern policing era began in 1993." – Mayor @BilldeBlasio. Watch now on http://t.co/10woiev32p.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) January 5, 2015
"This is not just about numbers…every number indicates a human life or a family." – Mayor @BilldeBlasio. Watch: http://t.co/10woiev32p.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) January 5, 2015
"The human impact in these situations goes beyond being free from crime." – Mayor @BilldeBlasio. Watch live on http://t.co/10woiev32p.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) January 5, 2015
"35,000 people protect us. As you're going to see in a moment, they do it very, very well." – Mayor @BilldeBlasio: http://t.co/10woiev32p.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) January 5, 2015
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"As we have driven down crime, we have seen substantial decreases in the stop-and-frisk approach." – Mayor @BilldeBlasio.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) January 5, 2015
"Every patrol car will have tablets. Every officer will have a smartphone." – Mayor @BilldeBlasio. Watch now on http://t.co/10woiev32p.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) January 5, 2015
"This is the world's greatest police department. I have no doubt about it." – Mayor @BilldeBlasio. Live on http://t.co/10woiev32p.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) January 5, 2015
Mayor de Blasio seems to have nothing but respect for the police department today. Despite the turning of backs to the mayor at Liu’s funeral, de Blasio used his own Twitter account to praise the “good people” who keep us safe, to mixed reaction.
Yesterday was a reminder of what good people do to keep us safe and hold our society together. http://t.co/ZUpZS2mAhT pic.twitter.com/BebUdm7pzu
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) January 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/mikeliberation/status/552166513315045376
https://twitter.com/3DzD/status/552151634596220928
@BilldeBlasio @BWheatnyc That is NOT happening.Protests everywhere. That should send a message, but apparently it's not getting through.
— Phillipa Charlotte (@QueenPhillippa) January 5, 2015
@QueenPhillippa I think Mayor @BilldeBlasio was referring to good cops, not the ones who turned their backs on him & ppl of NYC. #NYPD
— BWheatnyc (@BWheatnyc) January 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/Bockscar2004/status/552156301682573312
https://twitter.com/jfp2112/status/552157647000985600
@BilldeBlasio #disgusting #disgraceful #disrespectful #andyouwonderwhytheyturnedtheirback pic.twitter.com/LA1hXLtfRI
— Lorena Rodriguez (@LorenaRod123) January 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/21Trillion_2016/status/552203941866266625
Has the mayor managed to smooth things over with the police and the public?
De Blasio: Rather than get distracted by "loudest" and most "disrespectful" voices, city needs to focus on way forward
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/TheBlazeNOW/status/552201505538068481
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/552202258377895936
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