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| 2006
October - December |
| Dec. 12 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in an article in The Chief-Leader reporting
Gov. Pataki's veto of bills that would have allowed cops and
firefighters to amend their terminal leave benefit to include
a monetary payment instead of days off. "Obviously, we
are disappointed in the veto." The Chief-Leader also runs
a long story, with photos, about the PBA's Finest of the Finest
awards ceremony, quoting Lynch: "If not for New York City
police officers,no one in this country could hold a protest
sign and no one in this country
could say and stand up for what they believe in." The
Daily News quotes Lynch in an article about cop-killer Joanne
Chesimard having gotten a center named after her City College: "It's
disgusting that an institution of higher learning whose main
goal is to educate people would dedicate a room to a person
whose main goal in life was to take lives, especially those
of people who wear the uniform." Pat Lynch slams CUNY
for center named in honor of a cop killer in videos on Fox5, New
York 1, WABC, WB11,
RNN, and WCBS. |
| Dec 9 |
Many TV channels cover the PBA Widows' and Children's Holiday
Party. |
| Dec. 8 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in an amNewYork article finding that
police shootings have not risen this year: “Despite
the raw emotion and scrutiny that [the Sean Bell shooting]
has generated, New York City police officers are among the
most restrained in the use of deadly physical force in the
nation. That has been true for years and remains true today
and is only supported by the fact that the five officers involved
never fired their weapons on the job before.” |
| Dec. 7 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in an article in the Chief-Leader about
Mayor Bloomberg’s assertion that the police
action in the strip club incident was “excessive.” “PBA
head Pat Lynch contended that the mayor’s making such
statements when the facts of the case had yet to be established,” the
Chief-Leader writes, “could ‘only serve to inflame
tensions and prejudice the rights of those who are presumptively
innocent.’” Lynch is also quoted in a Daily
News article about Gov. Pataki’s veto of two bills that would
have allowed police officers and firefighters to receive a
lump sum in cash instead of taking their terminal leave benefit
when retiring: “This is a benefit that was bought and
paid for during previous negotiations.” |
| Dec. 6 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in a Daily
News article in which a lawyer representing
two of the men shot in the Queens strip club incident suggests
that the PBA president is involved in a police attempt to “dirty
up the victims.” “Patently untrue,” Lynch
is quoted as responding. “All we’ve consistently
asked for is a thorough and fair investigation of the case.” |
| Dec. 5 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in the Daily
News, Newsday and New
York Sun (and his photo appears in Newsday) in the newspapers’ follow-up
articles on the 50 police bullets fired in the Queens strip
club incident: “Fiction on the street shouldn’t
become fact in the courtroom. What we want here is for the
grand jury to review the facts in the case, not the facts that
are running in the street.” |
| Dec. 4 |
More news coverage of the PBA response to the shooting on
TV news channels WNBC, WABC, UPN9, WCBS, WNBC and WB11 and
in Newsday,
the Daily
News, and the New
York Sun |
November |
| Nov. 30 |
More videos concerning the shooting in Queens on WNBC, WB11 and
WCBS. |
| Nov. 28 |
Pat Lynch and Mike Palladino appear on NY 1's "Inside
City Hall" program and criticize Mayor Bloomberg's
pronouncement of "excessive force" in the weekend's
shooting in Queens. Lynch is interviewed on New
York 1 following
a day of testimony in the trial of the killer of Detectives
Andrews and Nemorin. Lynch is quoted in the Daily
News, New
York Post and
Chief- Leader¹s
accounts of Mayor Bloomberg¹s statement
that the 50 shots fired by police officers in the Queens strip
club incident represented "excessive force": "Only
the detectives and police officer who fired their weapons can
explain the circumstances under which they took action, and
they have not yet been heard. Premature statements made without
the benefit of all the facts only serve to inflame tensions
and prejudice the rights of those who are presumptively innocent."
The Chief-Leader also reports Lynch¹s appointment to
Governor-elect Spitzer¹s transition team. The Chief-Leader
also notes Lynch¹s presence at the 78th Pct.¹s plaque
dedication in honor of Det. Joseph A. Miccio, killed in the
line of duty in 1942. |
| Nov. 27 |
Lynch slams Bloomberg's opinion of excessive force by police
during weekend shooting in an NBC
video. |
| Nov. 22 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in a New
York Post article about him
criticizing the lawyer for actor-turned-accused-cop-killer
Lillo Brancato for stalling on going to trial in the murder
of Officer Daniel Enchautegui: "He¹s talking out
of both sides of his mouth. This is not a celebrity. It¹s
a cold-blooded killer." |
October |
| Oct. 31 |
Pat Lynch¹s photo and quotes appear in an article in
The Chief-Leader
about the contract dispute between the PBA and the city: "The
real issue is that people thinking about becoming police officers
look at the potential for earnings over the long run, and without
competitive salaries at all levels starting and critical
top pay none one is going to take this dangerous and difficult
job." |
| Oct. 22 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in a Daily
News article about two brothers who have "raked in
more than $200,000" suing the NYPD: "What they do
is not much better than sticking up the city¹s coffers
at gunpoint." |
| Oct. 21 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in a Daily
News report that the contract dispute between the PBA and
the city is headed for binding arbitration. Lynch called the
city¹s offer "lower than inflation" and "completely
unacceptable to New York City police officers who are earning
tens of thousands of dollars less each year than other local
police departments." |
| Oct. 20 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in the Daily
News and New
York Post, in articles about the Bloomberg administration¹s
attempt to cut death benefits to families of retired police
officers and firefighters who die from WTC-related illnesses:
"There should be no difference in the benefits provided
to the family of a police officer who was shot and killed in
the line of duty or who becomes ill and dies from toxic exposure
during the rescue, recovery or cleanup from the attack on the
World Trade Center." |
| Oct. 19 |
On WNBC TV,
Lynch slams city for attempting to reduce 9/11 Death Benefit
for retirees (video) |
| Oct. 11 |
Pat Lynch is quoted in a New
York Post article about a defense attorney¹s claim
that New York City police officer Eric Hernandez, who was killed
after being beaten at a Bronx White Castle, was legally drunk
at the time: "That does not give them the right to set
upon this citizen." |
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