NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Sunday that cops being banned from marching in the New York City Pride Parade with their weapons is a “slap in the face.”
The comments from the top cop came before she marched in the Queens Pride with members of the Gay Officers Action League (GOAL), who have been barred from marching through Manhattan on June 27 with their service guns, which police say is a part of their uniform, something Tisch railed against.
“Once again, they banned NYPD officers from marching in full uniform later this month. That decision is as hypocritical as it is a slap in the face to the New York City Police Department and to the spirit of pride,” Tisch said, adding that cops risk their lives to aid strangers but are being denied the ability to march. “I call on New Yorkers to join me in speaking out against Heritage of Pride’s offensive and exclusionary stance on this issue.”
This marks the second straight year that Tisch has come to the defense of LGBTQ+ cops and half a decade since the organizer of the parade, Heritage of Pride, has been at odds with the department. The ban went into effect in 2021 and seemed to stem from issues organizers had with the NYPD response to the George Floyd protests, which saw protesters roughed up by cops as they demanded police reform.
— Dean Moses in NYPD Commissioner Tisch calls officers firearm ban from Pride Parade ‘slap in the face’
The cops should wear/carry their duty guns in the march. This is an event (partially) funded with public tax dollars and (permitted) by city government taking place on/in public property and the LGBTQ+ movement ‘Heritage of Pride’ should not have a say so in the matter.
[note: New York City supports the parade through ‘dedicated special’ services like police and sanitation and other city services, before and during the parade then clean up services after – these are paid for with tax payer dollars. In this manner the City of New York ‘partially’ funds the parade with tax payer dollars, and most likely funds with tax payer dollars in other ways as well.]
H.0m0sezu@ls are s0c:i@list pr0gres:sive in their p0litic@l 0rien.tati0n. They are like the @the.ists. Both believe in maximum government. And both have never ever supported the Bill of Rights.
Tom Ammiano, Barney Frank, Jerry Studds, and Tom Weiner, all just a few of the many gay lawmakers. Who are as anti-civil rights as the KKK is anti black.
The police should be disarmed issued night sticks with a training to use them. Carrying a gun is a privilege, not a right, as a police officer.
The cops followed orders to stand down and did nothing. While cities were burned to the ground and the innocent were murdered, where they stood. And the criminals who did those terrible things were never arrested.
When h0.m0.sezu@ls are out in public. They will always “take their mask off” and tell you who, and what, they really are.
“While cities were burned to the ground“
In fact, no cities were “burned to the ground” and you are a rage baiting propagandist working to divide America.
“The police should be disarmed“
So you agree with BLM, fascinating.
From you? Fascinating.
The g@y cops will follow orders and violate your civil rights.
Modern Lefties have been conditioned to cheer for the “latest thing” even when it contradicts the previous “latest thing.”
Sodomites
The “g,a,y” cops will gladly violate your civil rights. They are protected.
Chris T, that’s kinda like the old ? “does a cat have an as a?
Well that depends on how many dogs are hanging around!