NY Pols’ Betrayal of Cops: Failing To Back the Blue
THE ISSUE: The Post’s editorial urging local leaders and politicians to support police officers.
It is undeniable that improvements can and should be made to any institution, and policing is no exception (“Stand up for cops,” June 27).
The NYPD is one of the most reformed and diverse departments in the country and has operated effectively and fairly, while transforming the city from a crime-ravaged mess to the safest big city in the country.
What happened in Minneapolis had nothing to do with the NYPD. But instead of making that clear and defending its officers, the city’s leaders have capitulated to the demands of anarchists, and in doing so, have neutered and demoralized the greatest police department in the country.
The effects of this travesty are already being felt, but the worst is yet to come. Thomas Urban
Wantagh
Thanks to The Post for its strong support of New York’s men and women in blue.
They put their lives on the line every day to protect the city and earn the nickname “New York’s Finest.”
The NYPD, one of the oldest and the largest police departments in the nation, deserves our praise and plaudits, not derision and defunding.
Jane Schafrann Deerfield Beach, Fla.
I would just like to take this opportunity to thank The Post for its editorial in support of the police.
I know it’s not the popular thing to do in the current political climate. It takes courage. You would be surprised what this does for their morale.
I am the mother of an officer, and to say the morale of officers coun- trywide is low is a gross understatement.
They are spat on, cussed at, taunted, denied service and physically assaulted on a daily basis. Yet most return each day. Officers are being fired for following direct orders. This is to put blame on them instead of city leaders.
I just wanted to let you know that even in the Chicago area, The Post’s editorial is appreciated. Teri McClard Tinley Park, Ill.
Police officers have been lambasted by the anarchists who rule the streets. This has been facilitated by dishonorable politicians, district attorneys and the NYPD’s own leadership.
Meanwhile, the policymakers cower behind their fortresses, ironically protected by these brave men and women.
Many police officers have condemned the actions of one cowardly, deplorable cop — Derek Chauvin — yet anarchists still salivate at the prospect of continuing their vile assaults on officers. Denis David
East Rockaway
The Post’s editorial is destined to fall on deaf ears, though it’s logically
sound and persuasively argued.
The edit is aimed at the right audience — city and state leaders with the power to change course — but it’s the wrong time.
These leaders are captive to the agendas of far-left activists and associated miscreants who have totalitarian mindsets and are impervious to rational dialogue. The call should be to the people of New York to stand up and be counted. The overwhelming majority of New Yorkers honor America’s flag and institutions, recognize their city as the greatest in the world and not only respect but revere the city’s indispensable first line of defense, the NYPD. Frank Taddeo Jr.
Manhattan
Everyone knows that the reason the police commissioner, politicians, community leaders, the mayor and the governor won’t stand up for cops is because they are absolute cowards.
The NYPD used to operate this way: If police were not entertaining lawlessness and anarchy in, say, Park Slope, where the mayor has his home, than they were not putting up with it in BedStuy.
But somehow in 2020, the powers that be want less enforcement in the very neighborhoods that need it most in order to coddle whiny white people and black folks who don’t even live there. (See the Rev. Al Sharpton and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson as examples.)
Jake McNicholas Whitestone