President Obama offered brief remarks Monday on the death of a New York City patrolman, but the words rang hollow for NYPD officers and others gathered in tribute outside the hospital where 25-year-old Officer Brian Moore died.
#NYPD officers line up outside Jamaica Hospital to give final salute to fallen officer Brian Moore. pic.twitter.com/Db4Ge9RQmQ
— Nicole Fuller (@nicolefuller) May 4, 2015
at Jamaica Hospital, where PO Brian Moore just died pic.twitter.com/dMAg3QqFMi
— Dale W Eisinger (@daleweisinger) May 4, 2015
bit of a wait, numerous @NYPD salute body of PO Brian Moore at Jamaica Hospital. Rest in Peace. @NYDailyNews pic.twitter.com/gLVEcgm0En — Todd Maisel (@ToddMaisel) May 4, 2015
Arriving in NYC to raise money and to tape “The Late Show with David Letterman,” the president gave what some called “lip-service” to the slain officer before he slipped right back into “buck-it” mode – a self-described attitude the American people are acutely aware of.
Obama arrived in New York City Monday afternoon for several speaking engagements including a taping of the Late Show with David Letterman.
First stop, Mr. Obama was scheduled to launch the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, a nonprofit organization that is being established to continue the work of the My Brother’s Keeper initiative started by the president.
He will then deliver remarks at Lehman College in the Bronx. Afterwards, he will travel to Manhattan for a taping of The Late Show with David Letterman. He closes out his trip to the Big Apple with two Democratic National Committee events before returning to Washington, D.C.
Sheriff David Clarke didn’t waste any time before calling him out on his conduct:
Upon hearing of the death of one of New York’s finest, time for Pres Obama to stop transforming police and transform the young Black male. — David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) May 4, 2015
Obama’s comments were captured by Twitchy:
Obama: We’ve got not just decades but centuries of trauma to overcome.
— Fred Lucas (@FredLucasWH) May 4, 2015
Obama: If we think it’s OK for police to contain rather than encourage them, it’s not surprising we’re going to lose a lot of them.
— Fred Lucas (@FredLucasWH) May 4, 2015
Obama: Deeper than policing, must make sure equality of opportunity are not just empty words.
— Fred Lucas (@FredLucasWH) May 4, 2015
Citing stats for police stops, arrests, charges and incarcerations, Pres Obama says “the law is not always applied evenly in this country.”
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 4, 2015
“New York’s finest lost one of its own today, Brian Moore,” Obama says. Police “deserve our gratitude and our prayers, not just today…
— Tom McCarthy (@TeeMcSee) May 4, 2015
DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW
Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!
- Bare-faced Palm Beach Co. officials party at posh Breakers after forcing masks on helpless kids - September 20, 2021
- BPR is looking for weekend freelance writers - April 8, 2021
- Gillum, Nelson teams object to tossing non US citizen voter ballot during PB County vote counting circus - November 10, 2018
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.
