Following last night's back-turning show of defiance by NYPD cops [6], several Police 'benevolent associations' have reportedly come out swinging at the New York Mayor.
The Sergeants Benevolent Association, wrote on Twitter, “blood of 2 executed police officers is on the hands of @BilldeBlasio.”
The blood of 2 executed police officers is on the hands of Mayor de Blasio. May God bless their families and may they rest in peace.
— SBA (@SBANYPD) December 21, 2014 [7]
As Capital New York reports, [8] a spokesman for SBA did not respond to a request for comment about the memo.
Furthermore, a widely distributed note - reported by The New York Times [9]as coming from The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association - had even more rageful speak from the rightfully disgusted police...
“At least two units are to respond to EVERY call, no matter the condition or severity, no matter what type of job is pending, or what the option of the patrol supervisor happens to be.
IN ADDITION: Absolutely NO enforcement action in the form of arrests and or summonses is to be taken unless absolutely necessary and an individual MUST be placed under arrest. These are precautions that were taken in the 1970’s when Police Officers were ambushed and executed on a regular basis.
The mayor's hands are literally dripping with our blood because of his words actions and policies and we have, for the first time in a number of years, become a ‘wartime’ police department. We will act accordingly.”
However, as Capital New York goes on to note, [8] a spokesman for the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association has denied that the group issued a now-widely circulated memo
Asked about the memo, NYPD deputy commissioner for public information Stephen Davis wrote in an email to Capital, "That is absolutely not a Department directive."
Asked if the NYPD had reports of police officers receiving the memo from any police union, Davis replied, "Unknown if it actually sent by Union formally."
P.B.A. spokesman Al O'Leary said in an email his union did not send the memo.
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However, what is perhaps even more important is the heartbreaking message from the son of Rafael Ramos - one of the two murdered cops - on his Facebook page:
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This cannot end well.