Despite a request by Commissioner Bratten –
Police officers once again turned their backs on New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio Sunday at the funeral for Officer Wenjian Liu.
Despite request by #WenjianLiu's widow, thousands of NYPD cops turn backs on Mayor de Blasio as he speaks at funeral pic.twitter.com/sKpMry2Tn3
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) January 4, 2015
HUNDREDS TURNED THEIR BACKS AGAIN ON DE BLASIO–
Officer Wenjian Liu and Officer Rafael Ramos were shot dead execution style by a man upset with the Eric Garner and Michael Brown grand jury decisions.
Thousands turned their backs on controversial Mayor Bill De Blasio.
Thousands of officers turn their backs as Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at Officer Wenjian Liu's funeral. pic.twitter.com/8NLELidFeZ
— Mike Balsamo (@MikeBalsamo1) January 4, 2015
Well, one officer didn’t turn his back, anyway.
A lone officer does not turn his back on NYC Mayor de Blasio near the funeral of Officer #WenjianLiu (@aymanndotcom) pic.twitter.com/huu9rs85yL
— Andrew Peng (@TheAPJournalist) January 4, 2015