That was awkward. Two days after police turned their backs on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio at the funeral of slain policeman Rafael Ramos, de Blasio addressed a New York Police Department graduation ceremony. According to The New York Times' police reporter, de Blasio wasn't greeted warmly:
The back-turning episode was the ugliest of the NYPD's shows of displeasure with de Blasio. The New York police union has blamed de Blasio for fueling anti-cop sentiment.
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