Attendees at a New York Police Department graduation ceremony could be heard booing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio when he was welcomed onstage on Monday.
De Blasio congratulated the cadets, telling them that the city thanked them for their service. Tensions between the police department and mayor have been especially high after two officers were gunned down in an ambush attack on Dec. 20 in Brooklyn.
During Saturday’s funeral for one of the fallen officers, members of the police force who were watching the service on a screen outside turned their backs on the mayor’s speech. The move was criticized by NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton as “very inappropriate.”
De Blasio has faced criticism for his handling of ongoing protests and tension between citizens and police following a grand jury’s decision not to press charges against a white police officer in the death of Eric Garner, a black Staten Island man who died after being put into a chokehold.
Watch the video from the graduation below, courtesy of The Huffington Post:
New York’s Finest?
Okeedokee then.
How cute, acting like little children. With guns.
How about just take a pass on this graduating class? Seems they have been taught dis-respect and ill informed of what lays ahead. That carrying a gun and a badge does not make you invincable or the great ole mighty protector of those you choose to protect.
Maybe the up and coming class has better judgement of there responsibilities. That is if they had a different teacher.
The stunt at the funeral was cheap, sleazy and disrespectful this meh - the intro before he speaks at a generic public event is both a boss thing but also has a political edge to it. I probably would have booed for Bush Jr given the chance in the 00’s era during an intro yet did respect he was the president (even if I was ashamed to admit it)
If they only booed during that intro and didn’t even offer up the Bronx cheer meh it’s New York City - really would anyone be surprised to see YouTube video of a New Yorker heckling someone getting hit by a subway? At large, as a people delicate snowflakes they are not
Seems the Mayor should fire a few of the worst mal-contents and keep firing them until they figure out who they work for.