Just like the funeral for Rafael Ramos, NYPD officers have turned their backs to Mayor DeBlasio during his eulogy at Detective Liu’s funeral, despite admonitions from former Mayor Giuliani and Commissioner Bratton.
Here are some pics:
Thousands of officers line up down 65th Street; many turn their backs as @deBlasioNYC speaks. pic.twitter.com/HeEv3CtUf2
— Jessica Schneider (@SchneiderCNN) January 4, 2015
NYPD turns it's backs on Mayor DeBlasio again. pic.twitter.com/wZY255p6Tf
— Anne Thompson (@annenbcnews) January 4, 2015
Reports from other parts of funeral saying hundreds of officers have turned their backs to @BilldeBlasio. @CommissBratton's warning ignored
— Nicolás Medina Mora (@MedinaMora) January 4, 2015
Hundreds of police officers turned backs to @BilldeBlasio as he began to speak. #NYPD and other departments pic.twitter.com/lmDvAAPZPF
— katie honan (@katie_honan) January 4, 2015
#NYPD cops turn their backs on Mayor @BilldeBlasio at Det. Wenjian Liu's funeral, defying @CommissBratton's plea. pic.twitter.com/Kzmex1deSV
— Nicole Fuller (@nicolefuller) January 4, 2015
Hundreds simultaneously turn back towards screen as @BilldeBlasio ends speech. #nypd pic.twitter.com/O3UZM8a0ca
— katie honan (@katie_honan) January 4, 2015
All officers turn to face forward as @deBlasioNYC finishes speaking and @CommissBratton gets to podium. #WenjianLiu pic.twitter.com/R7quCBasmG
— Jessica Schneider (@SchneiderCNN) January 4, 2015
Will they face reprimand? Stay tuned.