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We've learned as a society because of tragedies like 9/11 and everything since, if you see something, say something. i've seen with my own eyes new yorkers quickly run over to a police officer and point out a bag left unattended. that's good and important. but this is another thing we have to do now in a social media age. any statement suggesting violence towards the police need to be reported to the police so we can stop future tragedies. that is our obligation. the attack on these two officers, the assassination of these two officers was an attack on the city of new york as a whole, on every...

Line of duty each and every day. >> absolutely. i don't mean to say that his actions aren't somehow in his warped mind related to the recent events. obviously there is causation there. i don't want to give him credit as being expressive protests. as a police officer, i did lose two close friends to violence to senseless violence to being shot and again what this is is somebody deranged that feels this needs to be done or this is justified in some way to take two of ours and we take one of theirs or other way around. this is a killer. this is a person that singled people out because of the job ...

Because they're white, black or they wear blue, if you believe in justice and peace and protest, you have to find these things repugnant. they do feel the administration, their leadership, left them to hang out to dry. i wasn't surprised by the police officers in new york city turning their back on the mayor. but again, i wouldn't give this -- sometimes i hear this is almost part of an expressive act. cowardly violence. this killer as being part of a larger conversation. i don't think we should give him any credit for being part of this larger conversation. he's a killer. he was a coward. >> a...

Rhetoric i found to be outrageous. not the kind of leadership we need at this moment. dividing us and not uniting us and not based on facts as you pointed out in your intro. mr. brinsley was mentally ill. a history of mental and emotional problems. he wasn't part of an ideological movement. to attribute his actions to the words of the mayor is nonsensical. i encourage anyone to point to anything the mayor said that's anti-police. he sought to reiterate our city's reverence for the work of police officers and he's continuing that message today. >> a lot of people disagree with that which you we...

Protestors. >> there's blood on many hands tonight. those that incited violence on this street under the guise of protest that tried to tear down what new york city police officers did every day. we tried to warn. it must not go on. it cannot be tolerated. that blood on the hands starts on the steps of city hall in the office of the mayor. >> joining me, new york city councilman mark levine and former police officer mark harold. welcome to both of you. mr. levine, let me begin with you. i know you have been in contact with the mayor's office. you are helping speak on behalf of the city for the...