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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhoa! It wasn't the widow of the slain police officer who invited Trump to his wake!
But it wasnt Dillers family that asked the presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump to swing by Dillers wake on Thursday. Instead, it was a Republican county executive, Bruce Blakeman, who invited Trump to come, seize the spotlight from Officer Dillers sacrifice, and desperately seek to regain the law-and-order mantle thats been more than a tad tarnished by Trumps 88 felony indictments. No wonder the 45th president seized the opportunity to stand with a phalanx of cops behind him and a battery of TV cameras in front of him, declaring: We have to get back to law and order ... Weve gotta toughen it up, weve gotta strengthen it up. This should never be allowed.
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The biggest problem with using Dillers killing to score political points is that the points werent grounded in reality. Despite the sloganeering by police unions, right-wing politicians, and Murdochs Post, theres no evidence that long-overdue bail reforms had any significant impact on crime rates. Experts now believe the spike in violent crime that did occur in 2020-21 was closely tied to the massive social disruption of COVID-19. Across the nation, crime is mostly falling to pre-pandemic, record-low levels including in New York, where in 2024 murders have been down 25% year-over-year.
How much of the politicization of Dillers wake was about reducing crime, and how much was attempted slam dunks on Democrats? The weekends strangest moment came when New Yorks Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul made a brief appearance at the viewing, but had to accelerate her exit after a confrontation with an attendee, possibly one of Dillers relatives, that was captured on video.
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https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/jonathan-diller-death-nypd-trump-win-probability-20240402.html
Drum
(9,591 posts)🗣️🗣️🗣️
magicarpet
(16,031 posts)... to hawk his trDUMP Jesus Buy-bulls and golden high top sneakers ?
That was a perfect opportunity for the billionaire Tangerine Messiah to rake in some extra cash at this high traffic event at the funeral home.
B.See
(3,074 posts)In an interview with the New York Daily News, Brian's father Charles Sicknick said: "He makes sure he gets his face out there. The guy's a criminal. He's the reason my son is dead because of the riot at the Capitol. He's a publicity hound. Trump does whatever will get him votes and helps Donald Trump. There's nothing good about this man."
Brian's brother Kenneth Sicknick said: "The fact that he states he's law and order but he sent a mob that ultimately ended up killing my brother. He has such a lack of self-awareness of what he does. He's using that officer's death as a campaign platform."
magicarpet
(16,031 posts)trDUMP does not give a sweet fuck about other people,... his only focus is me,... me,... me,... and more ME.
A two year old possesses more genuine empathy and compassion than trDUMP.
He is so wrapped up in his selfishness he is totally devoid of regular human emotions of sympathy and love for his fellow human brethren.
Faux pas
(15,149 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(10,380 posts)maxrandb
(15,789 posts)no_hypocrisy
(48,345 posts)that Joe Biden "didn't have the decency" to show up to pay his respects or to even call to speak to Diller's widow.
Makes me want to puke.
TomSlick
(11,666 posts)He must be the bride at every wedding, the baby at every christening, and the corpse at every funeral.
MyOwnPeace
(17,236 posts)I hope it happens for him - real soon!
soldierant
(7,731 posts)(or, if not originally, it was its application to him that gave the quip its wide exposure so that we all recognize it), however, had principles - even ethics - by which he lived. They were not perfect, and he was not perfect, but TSF would not (and should not) have been) allowed to wipe his shoes.
SergeStorms
(19,270 posts)about Trump's "love" of law enforcement when he uses a police officer's wake for a photo-op, and hadn't even been asked to attend by the officer's family?
There are no depths to which Trump won't sink.
Marthe48
(18,627 posts)Pretty sure that traitor would have crashed the funeral of any white cop killed in a location convenient for him to show up.
no_hypocrisy
(48,345 posts)to come. Likely had to clear it with the grieving family.
Marthe48
(18,627 posts)I read that it was 'arranged' I imagine all of the henchmen kept their eye out for the photo op. If not this one, another.
imanamerican63
(14,278 posts)Bev54
(11,706 posts)88 is a white supremacist numerical code for "Heil Hitler.
Jrose
(1,291 posts)He spotlights a 'bad Black man' and makes himself appear as a champion of 'good White men'.
AllaN01Bear
(22,711 posts)DENVERPOPS
(9,786 posts)that the Republican's will STOP AT NOTHING this time around.
AND, it will be getting more and more despicable and corrupt with every day that passes for the next seven months.
They are just getting warmed up people........
Nationally, AND internationally, he is still acting like he is President to retain the image to his Trumphumpers.....
The Republican owned/operated/and dominated Media is "all in" on helping him.
WASF
Orrex
(63,828 posts)ret5hd
(21,249 posts)thats the way my mind finished your sentence.
Dulcinea
(7,296 posts)The shock of LOSING again just might do the trick.
Orrex
(63,828 posts)Good call!
no_hypocrisy
(48,345 posts)Trump calls for cop killers to get mandatory death sentence in wake of slain NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday demanded a mandatory death sentence for cop killers in the wake of the horrific murder of NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee, 77, was speaking at a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wis. where he called on Congress to pass legislation to ensure that those convicted of killing a police officer receive capital punishment just days after he attended Dillers wake in Long Island.
I will ask Congress to send a bill to my desk ensuring that anyone who murders a police officer will receive immediately the death penalty, Trump told the crowd, a line that drew a standing ovation.
Were going to do that, and youll see the whole situation come to a halt, he added.
https://nypost.com/2024/04/02/us-news/trump-renews-push-for-cop-killers-to-get-mandatory-death-sentence-in-wake-of-nypd-det-jonathan-dillers-murder/
malaise
(276,757 posts)Important
ck4829
(35,670 posts)bdamomma
(65,563 posts)he is. Everything he does is for his narcissism.
dalton99a
(83,655 posts)no_hypocrisy
(48,345 posts)From the man who invited Trump to the slain officer's wake:
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6349911745112
Lovie777
(14,427 posts)GQP can care less about the feelings of the family nor respect for the deceased.
tetedur
(996 posts)of a deceased loved one. Because that IS what you always do. You want a politician to come in and make the event all about himself. It is so classy afterall. . . .
keithbvadu2
(39,554 posts)Trump and the police
Grins
(7,807 posts)the next time police come knocking. I would!
liberal N proud
(60,876 posts)The Roux Comes First
(1,493 posts)Likely makes them easy marks for a grifter like the guy who only made it into the WH with the help of Putin.
Cha
(303,936 posts)for making it an OP.
C Moon
(12,507 posts)SouthernDem4ever
(6,618 posts)And disgusting people do disgusting things.
Blue Owl
(54,162 posts)senseandsensibility
(20,014 posts)I could have missed it. Has it been, and if not, why? This is very important when discussing immigration because everything cheato says on the subject is a lie and people are not going to figure it out by themselves.