Funeral for #NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos (LIVE)
Tens of thousands of police officers attend.
Today is the funeral for fallen New York Police Department Officer Rafael Ramos, executed along with officer Wenjian Liu.
Live Video and Twitter feeds below, as well as our own select updates.
[Funeral over, video feeds removed]
Family, friends and city officials remember slain NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos: http://t.co/vKk0AScwfJ pic.twitter.com/xqgxMiEcuh
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) December 27, 2014
Applause for the Ramos family outside the church #nypd https://t.co/HZd2oBDo2b
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) December 27, 2014
God bless #nypd pic.twitter.com/qHbziHciz2
— IRRITWITTABILE (@addestrato) December 27, 2014
Huge New England police contingency in #NYC supporting @NYPDnews, family of fallen #NYPD officer #RafaelRamos. @NECN pic.twitter.com/k3WYRCACFV
— Justin Michaels (@JMichaelsNews) December 27, 2014
Standing with #NYPD to honor #OfficerRamos @MethuenPolice pic.twitter.com/59pXoM9usa
— Derek Licata (@OffLicata) December 27, 2014
Biden at his best http://t.co/xjUSy1SPBz #NYPD pic.twitter.com/HyaOtJ3ESc
— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) December 27, 2014
1000s of police officers on Myrtle Av turn their backs on Mayor de Blasio as spoke at #NYPD funeral of #RafaelRamos pic.twitter.com/TV39TBRgQ7
— Joe Jackson (@joejackson) December 27, 2014
Anyone else notice: #Nypd officers turning their backs on Mayor #DeBlasio as he speaks at Officer #Ramos' funeral. pic.twitter.com/i7RIvPuIWx
— Malini Basu (@MaliniKHOU) December 27, 2014
This is about a mile away from #OfficerRamos funeral. Unreal. #NYPD pic.twitter.com/shdTOjtgPh
— Vamos Mets (@VamosMets) December 27, 2014
Family of Rafael Ramos receiving flag http://t.co/4MIuIIjDgX #NYPD pic.twitter.com/ERuUjxcxJh
— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) December 27, 2014
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Comments
Let me guess … Papa Joe is standing in because 0b0z0 is golfing today …
I know a lot is being said about the officers turning their backs.
Years ago, there was a video of New Yorkers showing disrespect towards the GOP during the GOP convention.
I had to note that it was the NYPD that kept this unruly bunch from doing harm.
When the mayor of NYC shows support towards a group of protesters calling for their deaths, I would think that turning their backs to show they feel abandoned is appropriate and is done with decorum.
A mayor who feels he needs to bring order to the NYPD should not be helping create an atmosphere in which each officer fears for their life.
DeBlasio needs to publicly apologize to the NYPD and then go to each precinct and do it face to face. It would be good if he got on his knees and begged for forgiveness too, but that’s probably too much to wish for.
DeBlasio made his bed. Sleep in it.
As far as all those chuckleheads who disapprove of the NYPD silent treatment, to use a good NYC saying, “Pound sand!”
I know this incident is normally described as an execution, but it really bothers me because the word’s normally used to describe an AUTHORIZED killing. There’s no authority here, not even an illegitimate one, and it makes me cringe to hear this murder / killing / assassination described with a term that implies there was.
Famous assassins: John Wilkes Booth; Lee Harvey Oswald; James Earl Ray. No authority there, not even an illegitimate one. Were they incited to murder? Absolutely. Was Ismaaiyl Abdullah Brinsley incited to murder? Absolutely. Assassination is just another word for cold-blooded murder.
I believe that NYCPD Commissioner Bill Bratton called it an assassination. He told Detective Ramos’ sons that “Your dad was assassinated because he represented something, and that’s true, he did, he represented the men and women of the New York City Police Department. He was the embodiment of our model, Fidelis ad mortem, faithful unto death”
Thank you Commissioner.
The “execution” term fizzled pretty quickly and was replaced with the more accurate “assassination.”
Biden acquitted himself fairly well for a change – no major gaffes, he carried himself better than he usually does. he looked uncomfortable as he was leaving like he wanted to get the hell out instead of being the usual garrulous Joe. Not his crowd.
Thousands of officers turned their back on de Blasio, who just keeps stepping in over and over. I was thrilled to see it.
O hope de Blasio’s next stop is recall.
The dignity of these 23k officers was beyond impressive. It make a huge statement, and full national support was evident.
Hats off to JetBlue for the free plane rides of any officers wanting to go from anywhere in the country.
May this fine man RIP, and may God bless his beautiful, loving family.