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Officer draws gun on two men who beat him in the Bronx— de Blasio calls for his resignation
2020-07-05
[THEPOSTMILLENNIAL] An NYPD officer was attacked by two men in the Bronx last night. The incident was caught on video by onlookers, and posted to Twitter.

According to the New York Post, onlookers reported the assault, while some were heard encouraging the assault of the suspects. The footage shows two men throwing an unknown object at the officer who is on the ground struggling with another protestor.

Once the suspect hits the officer with the object, the other suspect manages to run away. The officer stands up but appears to be somewhat shook. It appears that he may have sustained a head injury in the altercation. The officer then draws his gun, although he does not point it at anyone and the crowd disperses.

The video is captured from a moving car where the man recording can be heard yelling, "F**k 12" which is an anti-cop slogan.

In response to the video, New York City Mayor Comrade Bill de Blasio
...cryptocommie mayor of New York and for some reason a Dem candidate for president in 2020. Corrupt and incompetent, his qualifications for office seem to consist of being married to a black woman, with whom he honeymooned in Cuba. He has a preppy-looking son named Dante, whose Divine Comedy involved getting his back hair up when a police car drove past him slowly. New Yorkers voted for him, so they deserve him...
said the officer in the video should be stripped of his gun and badge.

Speaking at a presser yesterday De Blasio said, "There’s a video going around of a police officer in the middle of a situation that admittedly looks chaotic, but protesters were in front of that police officer, that police officer drew his gun at some point yesterday."

De Blasio added, "That to me seeing that video was absolutely unacceptable ... I want you to note on that video, a superior officer immediately came over and moved that officer away from that crowd, that officer should have his gun and badge taken away today."

The altercation took place on Monday night as police in Manhattan struggled to contain the crowds of protestors and looters. Another officer was injured around the same time on Madison Avenue, although little is yet known as to what exactly occurred. The video does show the aftermath however of an officer laying face-down on the sidewalk as another officer rushes to help him, carrying a bottle of water.

The Bronx was on fire last night, and looters entered many stores as well. De Blasio, who demanded an officer's badge, was responsible for deploying more officers to the area to try to control the rampant property damage and theft.

A blog called Uptown Collective shared video of the fires, calling them an "ominous sign."
Posted by:Fred

#9  It'll never happen, but it sure would be nice to see Wilhelm's resignation.
Posted by: Clem   2020-07-05 22:32  

#8  #1 The incompetency is thick with this one. Maybe DeBlahblahsio should shut up while he's ahead.

He's perfectly competent at achieving what he actually wishes to achieve.

We need to stop using the crazy/stupid framework on these creatures.

It has the effect of absolving them of accountability for what they're doing, and it causes us to underestimate them, which has proven to be foolish and dangerous.
Posted by: charger   2020-07-05 14:49  

#7  Mob Mayor.
Posted by: Crins Throlusing3119   2020-07-05 14:32  

#6  The Minneapolis city council is following the lead of ‘Nursing Home Killer’ De Blasio. Several are citing ‘Threats’ to get a private security detail - Taxpayer funded.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2020-07-05 13:27  

#5  IIRC, deBlasio has his own taxpayer funded Praetorian Guard protective detail.

They should be the first to resign.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2020-07-05 12:23  

#4  Wilhelm's relationship with the NYPD is already as low as low can be, so he does what he does. An absolute sicko.
Posted by: Clem   2020-07-05 11:09  

#3  BINGO, #2 Warthog!
Posted by: Barbara   2020-07-05 10:03  

#2  Assume he hires private security for himself...
Posted by: Warthog   2020-07-05 09:52  

#1  The incompetency is thick with this one. Maybe DeBlahblahsio should shut up while he's ahead.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2020-07-05 09:37  

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