NYC Mayor de Blasio Slams Police, Marches At Anti-Cop Rally
Â NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio furthered the rift between himself and the NYPD by marching with anti-cop protesters yesterday, in a rally just outside the city. Mayor de Blasio, flanked by his wife and son, held signs and chanted along with protesters, calling for an end of the senseless murder of unarmed black men. In an interview with reporters, de Blasio challenged the NYPD to change.âNot all cops are racist, but some are. Not all cops wake up and decide to murder a black man, but obviously some do. I worry for my son, who is African-American. Iâve told him if he is ever confronted by a cop to immediately put his hands up and yell âdonât shoot, my Dadâs the Mayor!ââ said de Blasio. âIn fact, I give all young black men and women permission to yell âdonât shoot, my Dadâs the Mayor!ââ I challenge the NYPD to change its ways, to end racism in its ranks. I challenge them to fight fair when someone resists arrest, one on one, hand to hand, no more shooting an unarmed man, no more six-on-one.âÂ âI think the world would be a better without any cops,â said Protester Joan Williams. âUnless, of course, I was in trouble. I mean, they are good at helping people. Come to think of it, maybe people should stop breaking the law and resisting arrest, and maybe they should stop being violent. I guess itâs not really cops who are the problem after all.ââThe NYPD is the most diverse, most professional, and the best-trained agency in the world,â said NYPD Spokesman Sgt. Allen OâHara. âWe are entrusted with keeping the people of New York safe, and enforcing the laws of the city. What the Mayor should be doing is working to get the people to trust us, and understand weâre here to help, not here to harm. But, you know, not every mayor can be as great asÂ Rudy Giuliani.âÂ