THE TIME IS NOW TO CHOOSE SIDES

By Rod Bernsen

         One of the most powerful pieces of videotape I have ever seen is the NYPD Officers turning their backs on Mayor Bill De Blasio, aka, Hizzoner, and the Department brass in a Brooklyn hospital hallway— a clear vote of no confidence and dramatic expression by the officer’s true feelings.  Would you turn your back?

         Already, the vocal critics of the police are calling this demonstration:  A union “ordered” stunt; insubordination; an embarrassment, et al.   Of course, these critics of the police are the same who organize marches calling for the death of police officers; for justice, i.e. conviction without trial of police officers involved in use of force.  With whom would you stand?

         Retired NYPD officers, bulletproof from retaliation, are calling for their ranks and all retired police officers, to protest by blocking Mayor DeBlasio’s motorcade should he try to attend the funerals for the two murdered NYPD coppers.  These retired cops point out, correctly, Hizzoner supports the (illegal) demonstrations that block traffic, disrupt business and generally make it even a bigger pain in the ass to live or work in the city by protesters.  Would you join the retired coppers to prevent the man who claims the police are racists—always were, to attend slain officers funerals?

         Now, the race hustlers are worried, concerned the brutal, unprovoked, cowardly murder of these officers, “might impact the momentum of the protests.”  One of the most visible despots, I refuse to use his name, was asked to comment on the copper’s murder.  He claims to want non-violent protest but quickly pointed out that he has received a death threat, making this tragedy about him. 

         Critics of the police, in this case Hizzoner and the president of the New York city council are typical of liberal politicians—they believe the facts are what they say they are; truth is what we say it is.  The liberal/leftists are now on the attack.  They scream, trying to discredit those who say:  You are entitled to your opinion, but not entitled to make up the facts or lies.  Whom do you support?

         Already there are unconfirmed reports on social media circulating, claiming the NYPD officer’s union is warning that at least four officers respond to every call, including burglar alarms (99% false), noise complaints, regardless of the nature of the call all for the assurance of officer safety.  Further, the police officer’s union is also allegedly calling on their members to make arrests or write summons only if necessary.  If true, the net effect—crime will skyrocket in the Big Apple and it will rot from the core out.  Think of all police officers as pesticide.

         This not just a New York problem, police officers throughout our Republic are facing the same criticism.  Truth:  The best defense is a good offence.  Police officers everywhere have or certainly will pull back, respond to calls for service—that is all.  No more observational police work, i.e. see a known gang member(s) but not stop to investigate.  Coppers will stop writing traffic tickets.  Before you cheer, think about all the horrible fatal accidents that might include you or a member of your family because drivers know they can ignore traffic laws.  Where do you stand?

         The transformation of New York’s times square in the 1960’s to 1970’s from a neighborhood of prostitutes—sorry, sex workers, pimps, drug dealers and porno movie houses to today’s tourist must see and to shop at the Gap and Disney stores wasn’t just luck.  Mayor Rudy Giuliani and (then) Police Commissioner Bill Bratton embraced the “Broken Windows” theory of police work.  NYPD officers no longer ignored minor violations of the law; they rigorously enforced all the laws.  They arrested the panhandlers, wrote summons for minor building code violations, stopped and questioned suspects they knew from experience were up to no good.  As a result, the bad guys went elsewhere.  Now Disney runs Times Square, not the dregs of society.

         Hizzoner campaigned against the Broken Windows policing, calling for its end.  Hizzoner and his supporters completely ignore the decades of success, crime reduction just to make the truth and facts what they say they are.  Where do you stand?

RANT:  In my last Blog, I wrote about what the media does not report or show being dangerous to our Republic.

I am outraged that Fox News Channel did not show on Sunday, the video of the officers turning their backs on DeBlasio—reported it, but did not show the video!  In television, pictures (video) drive the story—pictures are indeed worth a thousand words, but you have to see them to know.