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2020-06-21 -War on Police-
NYPD Planning 'Strike' on July 4 to Give People Their 'Independence From Police'
[PJ] Flyers are circulating among New York City police officers calling for a "strike" on July 4 in order to give people a taste of what a world without police would be like.

This follows comments from Governor Andrew Cuomo on NPR on Monday where he said if people don’t want the police force, "they shouldn’t have it."

It looks like at least some NYPD officers want to take the governor at his word.

New York Post:
A pair of flyers making their rounds among NYPD officers are encouraging them to call out sick July 4th — as retribution for police reform and a perceived anti-cop climate following the outrage over high-profile police killings of unarmed black men across the country, multiple cops told The Post.

One message calls for the strike to kick off at 3 p.m. July 4.

"NYPD cops will strike on July 4th to let the city have their independence without cops," [reads] the message, which is being passed among cops via text, according to sources.

So far, the move to strike doesn’t appear to be catching fire with most cops, but who knows? It’s more than two weeks until July 4. That’s an eternity for rioters. And given that every single police shooting of a black man across the country is now under the microscope, it won’t take much to set the mob off again.

This particular effort to organize a strike isn’t the only one.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-06-21 09:24|| || Front Page|| [2 views ]  Top

#1 Not a good idea. Police will be blamed if New York's and surrounding states' less than finest plan to do their Christmas shopping on July 4.
Posted by Slineth Elmeagum8946 2020-06-21 09:33||   2020-06-21 09:33|| Front Page Top

#2 If I was a cop who was planning on getting the Blu Flu on July 4th the last thing I'll do is announce it.
Posted by CrazyFool 2020-06-21 09:42||   2020-06-21 09:42|| Front Page Top

#3 ^Think of it as a last warning.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-06-21 09:44||   2020-06-21 09:44|| Front Page Top

#4 #2 If I was a cop who was planning on getting the Blu Flu on July 4th the last thing I'll do is announce it.

Exactly.

It's either a negotiating ploy or poor tactics.

Just do it and show you mean business.

Then see what DuhBlahzero brings to the table.
Posted by charger 2020-06-21 14:34||   2020-06-21 14:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Or a ploy.
Posted by swksvolFF 2020-06-21 15:41||   2020-06-21 15:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Hope it happens!
See 'The Purge'.
Posted by Skidmark 2020-06-21 23:07||   2020-06-21 23:07|| Front Page Top










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