A Democratic New York City councilwoman is under fire for remarks she made following the fatal shooting of two NYPD officers, in which she offered condolences to the slain officers and their alleged killer in the same line.
On “The Ingraham Angle,” host Laura Ingraham cited a report saying Councilwoman Kristin Richardson Jordan, who represents the home area of slain Officer Jason Rivera, previously equated the law enforcement system with slavery.
Richardson Jordan wrote Tuesday on Twitter: “My deepest condolences to the families of Officer Rivera, Officer Mora and Lashawn McNeil. Lives lost due to broken public safety & mental health systems that spare nobody. Harlem stands with the families of the fallen and we will not stop fighting for a safer world for all.”
McNeil, allegedly a career criminal with ties to New York, Baltimore, and Allentown, Pa., died reportedly from injuries sustained after being shot by a third officer while trying to escape the scene.
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New York City council member Joe Borelli, a Republican from Staten Island, speaks outside City Hall. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
New York City Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli, R-Staten Island, told Ingraham that Richardson Jordan’s comments were reprehensible.
“She’s a complete disgrace, and kudos to some of my Democratic colleagues who’ve chimed in on her as well,” he said, after Richardson Jordan was met with somewhat bipartisan criticism in the 46-5 Democratic-majority chamber.
Borelli noted Richardson Jordan represents the area where the shooting happened and where slain officer Jason Rivera lived.
“To mention his name … in the same sentence, almost equivocating it with the man who killed him is a new low for some people that I thought couldn’t possibly go lower,” he added. “And yet, here we are.”
“People like this have no place in office. I’m happy to disagree with people all the time, and there are…
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