The latest incident this past weekend where two police officers who were part of the contingent to ensure that the rights of protesters were protected were viciously attacked by several of them is outrageous.
What is even more outrageous was the comment made by Mayor Bill de Blasio that those officers were “allegedly” attacked by those protesters. It is high time for Mayor de Blasio to fully support the work of the officers of the NYPD.
These men and women risk their lives each and every day to uphold the law and to ensure the safety of New Yorkers, including the mayor and his family.
These protesters have every right to protest, but not with unnecessary violence against police officers who are there to ensure their rights to peacefully protest.
Throwing a garbage can off the Brooklyn Bridge and smashing the window of a police cruiser with another certainly is not peaceful. Now the protests are beginning to get way out of hand and unfortunately, there are those instigators who will ramp up the violence and brazenness, and incite others to do the same.
Our police need our support and the mayor needs to get his act together.
John Amato
Fresh Meadows
