The New York City Sergeants’ Benevolent Association warns City Council members to skip this weekend’s funeral for slain Officer Jonathan Diller, saying they are complicit in his “totally avoidable death.” he accused.
SBA President Vincent J. Vallerong said in a letter Wednesday that city council members who showed up to his father’s funeral Saturday at Massapequa Park “wept alligator tears” and called the event “a good photo opportunity.” I expected it to be used.
“Council members who are vehemently and inexplicably opposed to public safety bear the heartbreaking responsibility for the street carnage and completely avoidable death of PO Dealer,” Barrelong said. he insisted.
Diller, 31, was allegedly shot and killed by career criminal Guy Rivera, 34, during a traffic stop in Queens Monday night.
Valeron said the killings “directed his anger at those who abandoned the rule of law and institutions and thereby emboldened criminal elements to an unprecedented scale.”
He said his frustration was compounded by comments from local lawmakers about Diller’s death.
“When I read the news and social media posts written by many New York City Council members, I am outraged by how empty and untrue their words of sympathy and compassion are,” he said.
