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October 30,
2007
For Immediate Release |
Contact: Albert O'Leary
PBA Communications Director
212-298-9190
or
Joseph Mancini,
212-298-9150 |
PBA PRESIDENT DEMANDS
APOLOGY FROM BLOOMBERG
In response to Mayor Bloomberg’s statement that deceased
detective James Zadroga is “not a hero” PBA president
Patrick J. Lynch said:
“Every
man and women who straps on a gun and vest to place themselves
between crime and the community earns the designation of hero. Detective
James Zadroga dedicated his life to making this city safe facing
risks and dangers every day of his career and spent over 400 hours
working at ground zero, only to lose his life from toxic exposure
there. For Bloomberg to tarnish the reputation and memory
of a man who was a hero by nature is despicable. We demand
that Mayor Bloomberg make an immediate apology to the Zadroga family
and to the members of the NYPD who he insulted with his baseless
and insensitive remarks."
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