New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton is followed by Mayor Bill de Blasio at a news conference atWoodhull Hospital following the killing of two New York City police officers.

The Mayor and the PBA

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 22, 2014

This weekend's fatal shooting of two police officers in Brooklyn - officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos - elicited a strong response from Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch, who directed blame at Mayor de Blasio. Jami Floyd, legal analyst for Al-Jazeera America, discusses the growing divide between the administration and the police union.

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