Amy Goodman
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Calls for Calm After NYPD Union Says Mayor, Protesters Have Blood on Their Hands for Cops' Murder
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December 22, 2014
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12:02Now PlayingNew York City is grappling with the aftermath of the first targeted killings of police officers in years. Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were ambushed in broad daylight while sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn on Saturday. The shooter, 28yearold Ismaaiyl Brinsley, fled to a nearby subway station where he turned the gun on himself. Brinsley had shot his former girlfriend hours earlier in Maryland, leaving her wounded. He later used her Instagram account to make antipolice statements suggesting he would kill officers to avenge the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown. Criminal records show Brinsley had a troubled history with the law, with multiple arrests and at least two years behind bars. His family says he had mental issues, including a reported suicide attempt a year ago. But the head of the city's biggest police union has faulted the recent antipolice brutality protests and Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has expressed sympathy for the movement's concerns. After the killings, Patrick Lynch of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association said"There's blood on many hands tonightthose that incited violence on the street under the guise of protests, that tried to tear down what New York City police officers did every day. … That blood on the hands starts on the steps of City Hall in the office of the mayor." We discuss the officers' murders, the recent protests against police brutality and policecommunity relations going forward with two guestsGraham Weatherspoon, a retired detective with the New York City Police Department and board member of the Amadou Diallo Foundation; and Steven Thrasher, a weekly columnist for the Guardian US.
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