Forced “Respect”

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A picture speaks a thousand words. Note: a quick look at the headgear demonstrates these were not only NYPD members.

Law enforcement officers turn their backs on a video monitor as New York City Mayor de Blasio speaks during the funeral of slain NYPD officer Rafael Ramos near Christ Tabernacle Church in the Queens borough of New York

So Bratton coerced the cops to salute today, and the media loved it. Congrats, Commish.  A once proud leader, Bratton is now a disgrace.

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Thomas M. O’Connell is the former Senior Litigation Counsel and Chief of the Narcotics and Violent Crimes Section of the United States Attorney’s Office in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to his 13 years in the Las Vegas U.S. Attorneys Office, he served for 8 years in the Northern District of California. Tom retired in 2013 and relocated back to Las Vegas. Since then, he has helped trained Las Vegas Metro, North Las Vegas and Henderson police, and U.S. Probation. He’s addressed inmates at High Desert State Prison and guest lectured at both UNLV and Boyd School of Law.

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