Mayor Who Refused To Go To Officer’s Funeral Calls On Cops For Help – Gets BRUTAL Surprise Instead
It should come as no surprise that law enforcement officials in New York City are no fans of Mayor Bill de Blasio. For years, there has been tension between City Hall and the police officers who protect and serve their communities. You would think that de Blasio would do whatever he could to ease those tensions, but that would require him to actually care. Those tensions have now only escalated following the murder of New York Police Department Officer Miosotis Familia.
Last week, after Officer Familia was gunned down in New York, de Blasio chose to fly to Germany in order to protest President Trump’s arrival at the G20 Summit. Now, Mayor de Blasio just received his payback for his disrespect, and it was all caught on camera.
Officer Miosotis Familia was murdered on July 5th when she was shot in the head through her vehicle’s window. Two other officers rushed to the scene and they were able to shoot and kill the suspect, Alexander Bonds. Shortly, after Familia was rushed to the hospital she succumbed to her injuries.
After the brutal murder, NYPD Police Commissioner James O’Neill said, “It is clear that this was an unprovoked direct attack on police officers who were assigned to keep the people of this city safe.”
Soon after, Mayor de Blasio held a press conference to talk about the tragic death of the murdered officer. De Blasio said, “She was on duty, serving this city, protecting people, doing what she believed in and doing the job she loved. After this sudden and shocking attack, her fellow officers came to her aid immediately.”
However, soon after making that short speech, de Blasio hopped a plane and headed over to Germany to protest President Trump, instead of staying behind for Officer Familia’s vigil.
Today was Officer Miosotis Familia funeral where hundreds of police officers, friends and family paid their final respects. However, when Mayor de Blasio rose to the podium to speak to the crowd several hundred cops turned away in protest.
Here is more from The New York Post:
Scores of officers who assembled outside the World Changers Church in The Bronx for assassinated police officer Miosotis Familia on Tuesday protested the mayor by showing the building their backs as speakers broadcast Hizzoner’s eulogy from inside. The move was reminiscent of the funeral for slain officer Wenjian Liu in 2015, who was also executed by a cop-hating madman.
The officers chatted with one another or swiped through their phones during the mayoral snub.
The protest comes after de Blasio skipped town to participate in G-20 Summit protests in Germany on Thursday — the day after Familia, a 12-year department veteran and mother of three, was killed by maniac gunman Alexander Bonds.
“Mr. Mayor, you didn’t have to travel to Germany for a protest — all you had to do is speak in front of the men and women of the NYPD,” Sergeants Benevolent Association president Ed Mullins said.
Police promptly turned around when it was announced the police commissioner was next to speak — but not all resumed paying attention.