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From the Right
Bill de Blasio 2 Hours Late to Wake for Slain Officer Rafael RamosOn Friday evening, thousands of New Yorkers attended a memorial service for Rafael Ramos, one of the two NYPD officers assassinated a week ago by an Eric Garner protester. The service brought mourners from every corner of the city. Noticeably late was embattled Mayor Bill de Blasio, who made it to the service only just before its conclusion.
Ramos, 40, and partner Wenjian Liu, 32, were shot to death on December 20 as they sat in their patrol car. Both were murdered by a 28-year-old named Ismaaiyl Abdullah Brinsley who...
From the Left
Thousands gather to honor slain officer in New YorkVice President Joe Biden honored Rafael Ramos at the slain New York police officer's funeral Saturday.
He spoke of Ramos and his partner Officer Wenjian Liu, who were shot and killed Dec. 20, ambushed as they sat in their squad car.
"Being a cop was not what they did, it was who they were," Biden said.
Motioning to the sea of blue police seated in the church where the funeral was being held, Biden said, "It's who you are."
From the Left
Joe Biden, Bill de Blasio Deliver Eulogies For Slain NYPD OfficerVice President Joe Biden on Saturday eulogized slain NYPD officer Rafael Ramos, who was shot dead "execution style" by a man who posted on social media that he wanted revenge for the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
"The time will come when Rafael’s memory will bring a smile to your lips before a tear to your eyes," Biden told Ramos' family. "I speak for the whole nation when I say our hearts ache for you."
The funeral, which was held in Queens, was attended by thousands of police...
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