Dominique Luzuriaga, the widow of Jason Rivera, the NYPD officer who was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call last week, gave an emotional eulogy for her slain husband on Friday.
She used the opportunity to call out the new Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is cut from the same political cloth as other progressive DAs now coming under increasing public scrutiny.
Luzuriaga spoke for millions of Americans. The public’s patience on this issue is gone.
Gabrielle Fonrouge reports at the New York Post:
Widow of NYPD Officer Jason Rivera blasts Alvin Bragg in moving eulogyThe widow of slain NYPD officer Jason Rivera ripped Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in her husband’s eulogy at his funeral Friday morning, as she described the gut-wrenching moment she found out he’d been killed.“Although you won’t be here anymore, I want you to live through me. This system continues to fail us. We are not safe anymore, not even the members of the service. I know you were tired of these laws, especially the ones from the new DA. I hope he’s watching you speak through me right now,” Dominique Luzuriaga told mourners at St. Patrick’s Cathedral as they gave her a standing ovation.“I’m sure all of our blue family is tired too. But I promise, we promise, that your death won’t be in vain.”As Luzuriaga delivered the emotionally charged remarks, Bragg was in the audience listening, law enforcement sources said. He also attended Rivera’s wake Thursday night but his family walked into the back so they didn’t have to sit with him and later in the evening, someone told the embattled DA that the family wouldn’t be coming out until he left.
Watch this video to the end. When she makes the comments about Bragg, she actually gets applause:
New York Governor Kathy Hochul was at the service and heard this message loud and clear.
CBS News in New York reports:
Gov. Kathy Hochul said hearing the young widow’s comments about the criminal justice system brought her to tears.“It’s heartbreaking to see the riveting pain that young widow was experiencing,” Hochul said.Bragg’s attitude toward crime and his memo outlining prosecutorial policies, such as not seeking pre-trial detention except for the most violent cases, is of such great concern to the governor that, despite the funeral and winter storm bearing down on New York, she met with Bragg to discuss the need for the prosecutor to address public safety concerns.“We need to do more to protect public safety. We need alignment with our men and women in uniform because they’re out there putting their lives on the line to keep us safe,” Hochul said.
The men and women of the NYPD made sure that people know how serious this is by their sheer numbers in attendance.
Featured image via YouTube.
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