'Salute:' NYPD honor fallen officer Brian Moore at hospital; Obama pays lip service [photos]

NYPD officers lining up outside hospital to pay tribute to fallen officer Brian Moore. pic.twitter.com/k67p4GI5XR

— Lori Bordonaro (@LoriB_NY) May 4, 2015

It was a poignant, heart-wrenching scene at the Jamaica, New York hospital where NYPD personnel turned out to pay tribute to 25-year-old officer Brian Moore, who died earlier today of gunshot injuries to his head and face from a savage weekend attack.

They salute, they mourn and then go back to work. Shoulders back. Hearts full. pic.twitter.com/syuCH2m2Gg

— Gus Rosendale (@Gus4NY) May 4, 2015

#NYPD officers line up outside Jamaica Hospital to give final salute to fallen officer Brian Moore. pic.twitter.com/Db4Ge9RQmQ

— Nicole Fuller (@nicolefuller) May 4, 2015

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bit of a wait, numerous @NYPD salute body of PO Brian Moore at Jamaica Hospital. Rest in Peace. @NYDailyNews pic.twitter.com/gLVEcgm0En

— Todd Maisel (@ToddMaisel) May 4, 2015

NYPD officers line up outside hospital to salute fallen police officer Brian Moore #NewYorksFinest pic.twitter.com/AT82HpOAwh

— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) May 4, 2015

President Obama made brief mention of Moore’s death before proceeding to his pre-planned narrative of the day: Bashing the police.

“New York’s finest lost one of its own today, Brian Moore,” Obama says. Police “deserve our gratitude and our prayers, not just today…

— Tom McCarthy (@TeeMcSee) May 4, 2015

Obama: NY lost one if it’s finest in Brian Moore. Says police deserve appreciation. “They’ve got a tough job."

— Fred Lucas (@FredLucasWH) May 4, 2015

Obama: Deeper than policing, must make sure equality of opportunity are not just empty words.

— Fred Lucas (@FredLucasWH) May 4, 2015

Obama: If we think it’s OK for police to contain rather than encourage them, it’s not surprising we’re going to lose a lot of them.

— Fred Lucas (@FredLucasWH) May 4, 2015

Obama: We’ve got not just decades but centuries of trauma to overcome.

— Fred Lucas (@FredLucasWH) May 4, 2015

Citing stats for police stops, arrests, charges and incarcerations, Pres Obama says "the law is not always applied evenly in this country."

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 4, 2015

https://twitter.com/SnafuOne/status/595308723230257152

Wise words as always from Sheriff David Clarke:

Upon hearing of the death of one of New York's finest, time for Pres Obama to stop transforming police and transform the young Black male.

— David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) May 4, 2015