Politically Craven Sacrifice of NYC Cop to Muslims - in 1972!

[JBG]

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The politically craven surrender to special Muslim pleading does not start and stop with Israel, and did not begin with Jimmy Carter in Teheran. See below, and read link to this truly horrific story (link to article) of official cowardice. It is time that these people have the same privileges, responsibilities, and consequences as everyone else. Read excerpt below:

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Retired detective revives unsolved 1972 homicide investigation with book
By BILL HUGHES
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original Publication: October 8, 2006)

Nearly 35 years after the fact, it still reads like a fiction movie. Four New York City police officers rush into a mosque in Harlem, responding to a call of an officer in need of assistance. The doors are locked behind them,they are surrounded, beaten, stomped and one is fatally shot with a policeman's service revolver, possibly his own. A phalanx of responding officers storms the building, herding 16 suspects into a basement room.

Outside the building, a crowd grows, first hurling insults, then bottles, bricks and burning rags. Within minutes, commanding officers order all police personnel out of the building, leaving all the suspects and evidence behind. After that, all white police officers are ordered to leave the area, leaving a handful of African-American cops to face an out-of-control mob.

Before Patrolman Phil Cardillo died from his injuries six days later,the department issued statements implying he was at fault for entering the mosque and that he could have shot himself or been shot by one of his fellow officers. After Cardillo's death, Mayor John Lindsay and Police Commissioner Patrick Murphy refused to attend his funeral.

For many current and former members of the NYPD, April 14, 1972, stands as one of the darkest days in the history of the department.

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Now, at the age of "60-something," the Westchester County resident is adding nonfiction author to his lengthy resume with the publication of "Circle of Six," co-written with another retired NYPD detective, Robert Cea. The book presents a raw, unvarnished, insider's perspective of the events surrounding the incident and its aftermath, albeit a decidedly one-sided version.

The title refers to the six people the authors blame for the fact that Cardillo's death remains an unsolved homicide to this day, including the former mayor and police commissioner, along with U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan, former Deputy Commissioner Benjamin Ward and Chief of the Department Michael Codd.

According to the book, those six were instrumental in ordering all of the police out of the mosque, which resulted in evidence being tampered with or destroyed and no suspects being identified or interviewed. During the riot that ensued, Jurgensen was hit in the head with a brick, a moment captured in a dramatic photograph by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Eddie Adams that ran on the front page of The Daily News and The Reporter Dispatch, a precurser to this newspaper.

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According to the book, Rangel had worked out a deal between Farrakhan, Ward and others to bring all the potential suspects to a police precinct later in the day for questioning in exchange for having all the police leave the mosque immediately.

The police left, but the mosque members were never brought in for questioning.

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Even though more than 1,000 people were in the streets to protest the police presence in the mosque, Lindsay was so image conscious that he demanded that the disturbance wasn't big enough to be referred to as a riot and, by not attending Cardillo's funeral, he became a reviled figure among the police rank and file and their families.

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[shield772]

Very Sad

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . .

Police Officer Phillip W. Cardillo New York City Police Department New York End of Watch: Thursday, April 20, 1972 Biographical Info Age: 31 Tour of Duty: 5 years Badge Number: 26620 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Friday, April 14, 1972 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Not available Officer Philip Cardillo died of wounds he received when he was shot after responding to an officer needs assistance call. When Officer Cardillo arrived at the location which was a Muslim Mosque, he and another officer entered to investigate. They found that the call was false and was called in by the members of the mosque. The officers were then attacked by at least 10 people inside the mosque. When additional officers arrived, a mêlée ensued, in which Officer Cardillo was shot at point blank range and several officers were seriously injured. Officer Cardillo was brought to Saint Luke's Hospital, where he underwent several surgeries, but he died from his wound six days later. Officer Cardillo had served with the New York City Police Department for five years, and is survived by his wife and son. He was assigned to the 28th Precinct.

[JBG]

Good find.

[shield772]

I monitor the site daily, 105 this year already

[RickSp]

Quote by: JBG More from the Religion of Peace The politically craven surrender to special Muslim pleading does not start and stop with Israel, and did not begin with Jimmy Carter in Teheran. See below, and read link to this truly horrific story (link to article) of official cowardice. It is time that these people have the same privileges, responsibilities, and consequences as everyone else. Read excerpt below:

Thirty years ago folks would get worked up over cops being killed by "blacks", though another word might have been used. Now you go ranting about Muslims. So nice that you can find an outlet for your bigotry, even if you have to dig back over three decades.

[shield772]

well I get worked up when anyone kills a cop.

[RickSp]

Quote by: shield772 well I get worked up when anyone kills a cop.

As you should.

My objection is blaming all Muslims, and connecting Israel, Jimmy Carter and Teheran to the events of the murder of 1972.

Anyone who implies that "Black Muslims" or the "Nation of Islam" represent all Muslims or are typical of Islam clearly doesn't have the first idea what he is talking about.

Likewise, if JBG had bothered to read the article that he link to he might have figured out that the author of the book blames, not Muslims, or even Black Muslims, but six specific individuals, including the ex-mayor, John Lindsey, the former police commissioner, U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan, former Deputy Commissioner Benjamin Ward and Chief of the Department Michael Codd. Of these six, I believe that only one, Farrakhan, is a Muslim.

JBG's statement -"It is time that these people have the same privileges, responsibilities, and consequences as everyone else" reflects his own bigotry and nothing more.

[Abdullah]

I could post midless propoganda against the West and Israel just as easy but you don't see me doing it.

[phoenix_fire]

Perhaps, but implying that you can say such is, in a way, saying it. There is no honor in that.