NYC police were disrespectful to turn backs: mayor
Wed, Jan 07, 2015
AP, NEW YORK
New
York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said it was “disrespectful” for some New York Police Department
(NYPD) officers to turn their backs to him during a pair of funerals for slain
police officers.
The acts of protest were hurtful to the families of the two
officers killed in an ambush
last month, De Blasio said in his first public remarks on the officers’
protests.
The chasm between police unions and De Blasio has created
the biggest crisis of his year-old tenure. Police union leaders have said that he contributed to an
environment that allowed the officers’ slayings by supporting protests
following the police killings of unarmed black men in New
York City and Ferguson ,
Missouri
De Blasio said that the public rebuke was an offense to the
city at large.
“Those individuals
who took certain actions [in] the last two weeks, they were disrespectful to
the families involved. That’s the bottom line,” De Blasio said at a news
conference at police headquarters. “They were disrespectful to the families who
lost their loved ones. I can’t understand why anyone would do such a thing in
the context like
that.”
Patrick Lynch, head of the city’s rank-and-file police
union, said after the deaths of NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu (劉文健) that De Blasio had “blood on his hands.”
Thousands of officers turned their backs on De Blasio when
he delivered eulogies
at Ramos’ funeral last month and again on Sunday at Liu’s funeral.
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton, who has steadfastly supported the
mayor during the widening rift with the rank-and-file, also condemned the action,
saying the officers involved “embarrassed themselves.”
He also called the protests a selfish act that dominated
news coverage and diverted attention from the two slain officers.
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Structure of the Lead：
WHO- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
WHEN- during a pair of funerals for slain police officers.
WHAT-Police officers turn
their backs to Bill de Blasio
WHY- He
was “disrespectful” for some New York Police Department (NYPD) officers
WHERER- New York City
HOW-not given
Keywords：
1.
disrespectful失禮
2. ambush伏擊
3.
tenure佔有，保有
4. individual 單一的
5. conference談判
6. context前後關係
7. eulogy稱讚
8. steadfastly不動搖的
9. condemn定罪
10.
divert使轉向
In my opinion, it is very weird to hear that both policemen were killed, but one was respected by others while the other one was "disrespectful" for some New York Police Department officers in his funeral.Those police officers who had done this action should be blamed because it was very disrespectful.
回覆刪除In my opinion, I think they should be more respectful when they participated the slain New York polices funerals. Some police officers were very disrespectful and this manner would make their family very sad and unhappy. So I think these police officers should be blamed and got some punishment.
回覆刪除In my opinion, I think they should be more respectful when they participated the slain New York polices funerals. Some police officers were very disrespectful and this manner would make their family very sad and unhappy. So I think these police officers should be blamed and got some punishment.
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