Earlier today, Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered comments on NYPD Officer Brian Mulkeen, who was killed in the line of duty early Sunday morning.
Governor Cuomo: “I’ve said this a number of times but this is one of those moments that brings it home: every person in this city has to remember the sacrifice that the NYPD makes, and they deserve respect from every person in this city.”
A rush transcript of the Governor’s remarks is available below:
We lost a police officer last night in The Bronx, 33 years old – Police Officer Brian Mulkeen. Our thoughts, prayers, we hope his family finds peace with this. He was doing his job which is a dangerous job. He was in the anti-gang, anti-street crime unit and he made the greatest sacrifice. He put his life on the line and he lost it in service to the people of this city.
I’ve said this a number of times but this is one of those moments that brings it home: every person in this city has to remember the sacrifice that the NYPD makes, and they deserve respect from every person in this city.
It’s not an expression “they put their lives on the line.” They do put their lives on the line, and when we lose an officer it brings it all home.
And the families of the NYPD, every time an NYPD officer leaves the house, their wife, their husband, their child, their significant other has to wonder, are they coming home tonight? And it’s not just an individual sacrifice they’re making. They’re making a sacrifice on behalf of their own family and our reciprocity is respect, and let’s remember that today.
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