1. This is not a random pyscho "declaring war". It's the official twitter account of an organization representing NYC police officers.
2. For past 5 years, de Blasio has avoided criticism of the NYPD, done nothing to reform them, been 110% pro-cop. This is what that gets you.
2. For past 5 years, de Blasio has avoided criticism of the NYPD, done nothing to reform them, been 110% pro-cop. This is what that gets you.
The tweet that the NYPD responded to with "war" against the elected government (elswhere we'd call it a coup threat), was de Blasio saying that the death of a cop is an attack on all NYers. Did he ever say anything like that about death of Eric Garner? No, of course he didn't.
Here is the tweet from the Sergeants Benvolent Association, in case it's deleted (tho why would it be?). 
There's a problem here which I don't think progressives have really grappled with. We tend to approach policing as just another public function that could be performed better in various ways. But things like this bring out how police are a distinct political problem.
Is there a recent case where an elected government has managed to impose accountability on its police force, or systematically get rid of brutal/white supremacist officers, or downsize/demilitarize it, without it being taken as a declaration of war? I don't know: Maybe there is.
Also, as @emma_a_whitford notes, while Bloomberg reduced NYPD's uniformed headcount by 3,000 (around 10%) de Blasio has increased it by 2,500. I hope there's discussion before next Mayor is elected of whether this is direction we want to continue to go in. gothamist.com/news/crime-rec…
