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December 29, 2014

Police Commissioner: "Inappropriate" for Officers to Turn Their Backs on Mayor 
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As New York City Mayor de Blasio spoke at the funeral for NYPD Officer
Rafael Ramos, a large group of officers outside the Queens church turned
their backs to the screen projecting his remarks. It was the second time
officers have turned their backs on de Blasio since the pair's killing.
The NYPD's union leadership has criticized the mayor for his comments on
police brutality and racial profiling. On Sunday, New York City
Commissioner Bill Bratton called the officers' funeral protest
"inappropriate." A funeral service for the other slain officer, Wenjian
Liu, will be held on Sunday.

 

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