Hanne Tolg Politimorderen som drepte to politimenn i tjeneste i New York la ut en klar beskjed på Instagram før drapene: Han ville ha hevn for Eric Garner og Michael Brown.
Ismaaiyl Abdullah Brinsley (28) utførte den groteske udåden. Det spekuleres i om han var en konvertitt.
Han hadde følgende sura fra Koranen liggende på sin Facebook-side:
Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of Allah, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly.
Hovedmotivet var det allikevel ingen tvil om. Brindsleys innlegg på Instagram var klar tale: De tok en av våre – la oss ta to av dem.
(«pigs in blankets» er tradisjonelt tilbehør til julemiddagen – små pølser med bacon surret rundt)
Wenjian Liu og Rafael Ramos ble drept i tjenesten
Politiet i Baltimore forsøkte å advare politiet i New York etter at Brindsley skjøt kjæresten i maven, men det var for sent. Han var allerede på vei for å ta sin hevn.
Tidligere New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerid mener at de siste ukenes demonstranter har blod på hendene:
‘De Blasio, Sharpton and all those who encouraged this anti-cop, racist mentality all have blood on their hands.’
‘It is well past the time for our mayor and citywide leaders to call for a return to order in our streets, and take a hard stance that that lawlessness and aggression towards police officers will not be tolerated.
‘Extreme anti-police sentiment and public unruliness have been permitted to fester for far too long.’
En underskriftskampane for å få ordføreren i New York, Bill de Blasio, til å gå av er i gang. Harry Houck, en pensjonert detektiv fra NYPD anklaget både de Blasio og Al Sharpton. Han uttalte til CNN:
«I guess Al Sharpton got what he wanted»
Fra underskriftskampanjen:
‘Today, Saturday December 20th 2014, 5 days before Christmas, 2 NYPD officers were shot and killed in their cruiser for no apparent reason.With the recent news surrounding the NYPD and other law enforcement agencies around the country, our mayor blasted his own police department by throwing them under the bus,’ reads the petition.
‘His words and actions on the subject matter of late have to be held accountable. He is unfit to lead this city. He is unfit to have a relationship with his police department for his remaining tenure and he should be taken out of office IMMEDIATELY, with proper protocol to be followed to name a replacement before a special election.’
Politiet i New York vendte ordfører de Blasio ryggen under pressekonferansen:
