Hey guys!
I've been listening to a lot of strong opinions on the fact that first responders [NYPD and FDNY] are not invited to the upcoming September 11th memorial. The space constraints for the ceremony essentially forced the mayor to choose between inviting the families of the deceased and the first responders, of which he chose the former.
A shortened version of Mayor Bloomberg's defense of his decision can be found here:
http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2011/aug/19/bloomberg-911-ceremony/
NYPD and FDNY members have started a petition at change.org to repeal the mayor's decision. Information on this can be found at: http://dailycaller.com/2011/09/07/petition-seeks-911-ceremony-invites-for-nyc-first-responders/
So, what do you guys think? Should room have been made for the first responders, as in previous years?
2 comments:
They definitely should have made room for the first responders.
Well, I mean if there physically was no space, as they have done a lot of building in the area and parts aren't yet done, so are blocked off, etc, I would assume family members would get first pick, including family members of first responders who died. I'm sure first responders won't be forgotten completely.
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