Poll: Should the New York City police union be terminated?

Poll: Should the New York City police union be terminated?

  • Yes

    Votes: 3 9.7%
  • No

    Votes: 28 90.3%

  • Total voters
    31
New York City's police unions need to get a grip

It's time for the NYPD to respect democracy.

Pat Lynch, the president of the Patrolman's Benevolent Association (New York's largest police union), all but accused Mayor Bill de Blasio of actual complicity in the murders, saying "that blood on the hands starts at City Hall in the office of the mayor," language echoed by the Sergeants Benevolent Association.

New York cops are used to getting their way. But they don't seem to realize how times have changed. And there's a good chance their fire-eating rhetoric could backfire.

First, the political context. Lynch and the PBA have been embroiled in a political fight with de Blasio, who was elected in part on a platform of restraining the police. The mayor has sharply curtailed stop-and-frisk, and has made some hesitant moves toward stricter scrutiny of cops using excessive force after Eric Garner was choked to death by police and his killer was not indicted.

De Blasio's relatively mild criticism of the non-indictment sparked bug-eyed outrage from police unions and their allies. Last week (before the shooting of Liu and Ramos), Lynch declared that de Blasio should not attend the funerals of policemen killed in the line of duty. NYPD officers turned their back on the mayor as he walked through a Brooklyn hospital to address the public about the murders. Lynch unsubtly threatened that unless de Blasio backed off, police would slow-walk enforcement of the law.

More: New York City's police unions need to get a grip - The Week

These Police Gangs of New York need to realize that times are changing - and their union-protected thug days are slowly coming to an end.
 
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Ordinarily, I am strongly pro-union - but not this union after the way they have disrespected an honorable man like Mayor de Blasio.

Hundreds Of Police Outside Slain New York Officer's Funeral Turn Backs On Bill de Blasio

PBA President blasts de Blasio says he runs revolution - NY Daily News
Did the big, bad policeman hurt Comrade de Blasio's widdle feewings after he put his employees in danger? Too effing bad.

yes they did. So now the party that champions Unions wants to squash them when they step out of line. Take a look folks this is what they will DO TO YOU if you step out of line. And the Democrat party says it's the party: of and for the people as long as you don't buck them
 

They need to go on strike until the Communist Mayor de Blasio resigns. It would probably take less than a week. They should get started immediately. Time is of the essence.
 
If anyone deserved to be DisRespected it's Comrade DeBlasio

You notice how they wail about RESPECT when it comes to Democrat politician. Now if he were Republican you wouldn't even see this poll.
 

They need to go on strike until the Communist Mayor de Blasio resigns. It should take less than a week. They just get started immediately. Time is of the essence.

Mayor de Blasio was democratically ELECTED - the police union thugs were not.
 

They need to go on strike until the Communist Mayor de Blasio resigns. It should take less than a week. They just get started immediately. Time is of the essence.

Mayor de Blasio was democratically ELECTED - the police union thugs were not.
Pretty sure union bosses (aka representatives) are elected by the workers they represent.
 

They need to go on strike until the Communist Mayor de Blasio resigns. It should take less than a week. They just get started immediately. Time is of the essence.

Mayor de Blasio was democratically ELECTED - the police union thugs were not.
Pretty sure union bosses (aka representatives) are elected by the workers they represent.

Just think about how stupid that statement is with regard to the election of a mayor.
 

They need to go on strike until the Communist Mayor de Blasio resigns. It should take less than a week. They just get started immediately. Time is of the essence.

Mayor de Blasio was democratically ELECTED - the police union thugs were not.
Pretty sure union bosses (aka representatives) are elected by the workers they represent.

Just think about how stupid that statement is with regard to the election of a mayor.
You said the mayor was elected. So were the union reps.

Why do you hate unions?
 

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