NYers’ Plea to Leaders: Stand Up for City Cops
As a retired member of the NYPD, all line-ofduty deaths affect me (“NYPD cop tragedy,” Jan. 22).
The most recent killing of Officer Jason Rivera and the injuring of Officer Wilbert Mora particularly strikes close to home.
The situation they found themselves in is familiar to every man and woman who ever wore the uniform.
We’ll never know why the killer chose his course of action. I can’t help but think that the constant slander from politicians and journalists alleging that the police are racist thugs intent on killing black people is causing certain people to believe they must shoot first to protect themselves from the police.
These lies make others feel that the killing of police in any situation is desirable and justifiable. This madness must stop. Another young life has been snuffed out by a career criminal.
A young police officer was murdered and his partner lies in critical condition because our career politicians are giving these lowlifes chance after chance to turn their lives around.
If these political morons think the city is safe, let’s take taxpayerfunded protection away from them. Then, it would be their choice to either walk around freely as the ordinary citizen or hire their own protection at their own expense.
During the first 22 days of 2022, five police officers were shot in New York City. One NYPD officer was killed. New York City police officers are not only risking their lives to protect us every hour of the day that they are on duty — most will risk their lives for us even when not on official duty.
We need to recognize the fact that most police officers are in the profession because they want to make us safe. The bad cops that have been highlighted in news reports in recent years represent a small minority.
We need to let our brave officers know that they are appreciated. The next time you see a police officer, say thank you.
Our hearts go out to the families of the brave NYPD officer who lost his life while responding to a domestic violence call and his critically ill partner.
It is a breath of fresh air that Mayor Adams, a
former cop, has stated that he has the back of police officers.
However, I disagree with his focus on help from the federal government, when the real problem lies within his own city and state due to outrageous bail-reform laws promulgated by New York’s Legislature, and the soft-on-crime policies of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his ilk.
Adams needs to specifically call out the supporters of these dangerous policies that may put more police officer lives in jeopardy. I want to express my sympathy to the family of the slain police officer and also to his badly wounded partner.
This terrible tragedy proves how dangerous it is for officers when they respond to situations involving violent, emotionally disturbed people — which is why I will never understand why some civilians are so quick to blame police officers for the deaths of violent, mentally ill people.
It is certainly sad when emotionally disturbed people are killed, yet it’s even sadder when the officers who go out and endanger their lives for all of us get murdered. First a young lady working in a fast-food restaurant was shot, then another woman in her prime was killed on a subway station and now two police officers doing their jobs were shot. They were all solid citizens.
Our politicians are allowing devious individuals to rule the streets. Shame on them.
All New Yorkers should now step up and demand civility from our leaders, who need to set an example and not make their own laws.