December 30, 2014
By Emily Ngo
The Staten Island (click here) prosecutor at the center of the Eric Garner case said Tuesday he is "very seriously considering" a bid for the congressional seat to be vacated by Rep. Michael Grimm, who pleaded guilty to felony tax evasion.
Daniel M. Donovan Jr. in a statement added that he is "deeply flattered by the enthusiastic expressions of support" he has received in the hours since Grimm announced late Monday that he would resign, effective Jan. 5....
Immediately after the police were killed in NYC the police union president, Patrick Lynch, sent a memo to his members to immediately conduct a work stoppage, except, for emergencies or obvious problems.
December 21, 2014
...“There’s blood on many hands tonight,” (click here) Lynch said Saturday. “Those that incited violence on this street under the guise of protest, that tried to tear down what New York City police officers did everyday.
But, where was the bullet proof glass? Why didn't the police union focus on what was a safety issue rather than playing politics. Politics isn't going to save their lives, but, bullet proof glass would.
December 22, 2014
By Erin Durkin
Members of the Assembly and Senate (click here) on Sunday announced they're drafting a bill to mandate bulletproof glass in police vehicles across the state. All police cars should have bulletproof windows, state pols said Sunday after two cops were murdered in their car in Brooklyn.
Republican Assembly members Jim Tedisco and Nicole Malliotakis and Sens. Marty Golden and Phil Boyle announced in Sunday they're drafting legislation that would mandate bulletproof glass in the windows of squad cars at departments across the state.
The pols say part of the $5.2 billion state surplus should be used to pay for the vehicle upgrades.
"We provide police officers with bulletproof vests to protect them when they are on the streets patrolling. We should give them equal protection when they are in their police cars," said Golden, a retired NYPD officer.....
...“There’s blood on many hands tonight,” (click here) Lynch said Saturday. “Those that incited violence on this street under the guise of protest, that tried to tear down what New York City police officers did everyday.
“We tried to warn it must not go on, it cannot be tolerated. That blood on the hands starts on the steps of city hall in the office of the mayor.”...
Wow. That is a heck of an opening statement following the deaths of two minority police officers.
What do the members of the union expect from their union representatives? Probably, pay, benefits including vacation time, health and life insurance and SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS. Let's think about that for a moment.
Who really is culpable in the deaths of the two police officers? Certainly, we know the gunman and his martyrdom while already have killed his girlfriend in another state and carrying his gun all the way to NYC.What do the members of the union expect from their union representatives? Probably, pay, benefits including vacation time, health and life insurance and SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS. Let's think about that for a moment.
December 22, 2014
By Erin Durkin
Members of the Assembly and Senate (click here) on Sunday announced they're drafting a bill to mandate bulletproof glass in police vehicles across the state. All police cars should have bulletproof windows, state pols said Sunday after two cops were murdered in their car in Brooklyn.
Republican Assembly members Jim Tedisco and Nicole Malliotakis and Sens. Marty Golden and Phil Boyle announced in Sunday they're drafting legislation that would mandate bulletproof glass in the windows of squad cars at departments across the state.
The pols say part of the $5.2 billion state surplus should be used to pay for the vehicle upgrades.
"We provide police officers with bulletproof vests to protect them when they are on the streets patrolling. We should give them equal protection when they are in their police cars," said Golden, a retired NYPD officer.....
No one is a fortune teller to advise a NYPD officer he is facing grave danger today. That reality is all too obvious, especially, after deaths of two very valuable members of that police department. What society has are ways of protection for law enforcement that insure a greater safety, but, never an absolute safety.
State lawmakers came together after the deaths of these officers to pass legislation that would mandate all police cars be fitted with bullet proof glass. There was no political wrangling, no rhetoric or pointing fingers laying blame for the deaths. They realized the folly of having police cars that were vulnerable to gun fire and they sought to make a difference in saving officers' lives.
State lawmakers came together after the deaths of these officers to pass legislation that would mandate all police cars be fitted with bullet proof glass. There was no political wrangling, no rhetoric or pointing fingers laying blame for the deaths. They realized the folly of having police cars that were vulnerable to gun fire and they sought to make a difference in saving officers' lives.
The state legislature did that. The Governor did that. Whether it was at the asking of the New York City Mayor or not is not clear. The police union didn't do that. The president of the police union decided he was going to protect police differently and that also included the aggressive measures seen in NYC by police that have killed young African American men.
The president of the police union is not helping his members, but, causing a greater fear of them when they are doing their jobs. The president of the police union never expressed remedies that would stem any more such losses. There was not a learning moment for the president of the police union, there was inflammatory rhetoric that served no one and actually placed the uniformed police officers in the line of fire between citizens whom are completely unarmed and unable to protect themselves from choking. The president of the police union is not helpful, he is more the problem than anyone is willing to admit.
The president of the police union is not helping his members, but, causing a greater fear of them when they are doing their jobs. The president of the police union never expressed remedies that would stem any more such losses. There was not a learning moment for the president of the police union, there was inflammatory rhetoric that served no one and actually placed the uniformed police officers in the line of fire between citizens whom are completely unarmed and unable to protect themselves from choking. The president of the police union is not helpful, he is more the problem than anyone is willing to admit.
