Unofficial Street Sign Honoring Slain NYPD Officers Coming Down After Complaints - Polidicks

[url]http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150106/bed-stuy/unofficial-street-sign-honoring-slain-officers-coming-down-after-complaints[/url] [IMG]http://assets.dnainfo.com/generated/photo/2015/01/fallen-officers-street-sign--1420564333.jpg/extralarge.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — An unofficial street sign renaming the Brooklyn street where two NYPD officers were fatally shot last month will soon be taken down amid complaints from community members, a Bed-Stuy police official said Monday. The sign reading “Fallen Officers Way," on the corner of Tompkins and Myrtle avenues, “will be taken care of,” said Deputy Inspector John Chell, commanding officer of the [URL="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/places/79th-precinct"]79th Precinc[/URL]t. Addressing residents at Brooklyn’s [URL="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/tags/brooklyn-community-board-3"]Community Board 3[/URL] meeting Monday night, Chell said the street sign honoring [URL="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/tags/liu-ramos-murder"]Dets. Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos[/URL] was recently installed by a Manhattan resident without permission. The officers, who worked in the 84th Precinct, were shot to death on Dec. 20 while sitting in a patrol car in Bed-Stuy. The shooter, [URL="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/people/ismaaiyl-brinsley"]Ismaaiyl Brinsley[/URL], killed himself at a nearby subway station. The unauthorized street name memorializing the pair rattled some community members, who complained Monday that the new sign went up without their input. Tremaine Wright, CB3’s chair, said the board advised residents to send complaints or concerns to 311 or the community board’s office. “It seems as though there are a number of grumblings coming from community residents,” Wright said. “We are very much aware it is not something that has come from the proper channels of community board process of approval and public hearing.” Typically, street co-namings are subject to board applications and guidelines. Plans are already in place to n[URL="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20141231/bed-stuy/brooklyn-streets-be-named-after-officers-killed-bed-stuy"]ame a pair of Brooklyn streets[/URL] after Ramos and Liu in Cypress Hills and Gravesend, near the officers' homes. The city’s [URL="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/tags/department-of-transportation"]Department of Transportation[/URL] is reaching out to the individual who installed the sign on Tompkins and Myrtle, according to an agency spokesperson. “That [sign] will be coming down,” Chell said. “When the time is right, when we do some memorial like a sign, we want to do it altogether as a community. “The sign might cause some disturbance to people, but I believe the gentleman who put it up was doing it with nothing but good in his heart, he thought he was doing the right thing. But that sign will be taken care of.” The commanding officer added that as of Monday afternoon [URL="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/places/tompkins-avenue"]Tompkins Avenue[/URL], which has been closed to traffic since the shootings, reopened. Following the announcement, community members at the meeting voiced their concern regarding lack of communication on the street closures. “The community felt very disrespected for the whole two weeks of the streets being closed off,” said Ephraim Benton, 37. “Seniors were inconvenienced and we had to show our IDs just to get in the buildings.” While buses and select vehicles were allowed, the block surrounding the shooting site was closed off due to efforts to avoid pedestrian accidents as a result of the number of visitors at the officers’ memorial, Chell said. [/QUOTE] It is unbelievable how nauseatingly whiny the community boards are. Life too mundane? Cause more problems!

It's in memory of cops who legitimately did nothing wrong in the incident. It's not a general memorial for all cops, even the ones who have done wrong. Like seriously, I can understand the hatred brought forth towards cops in certain situations, but given all the stupid news-spouted bullshit that's been going around about both sides of the coin, generally adopting the "Fuck da pohleece" motif is irrational and childish.

I see no reason it should be brought down

It could be deceiving to motorists who confuse it for a real sign. You don't have to agree with it but it's valid logic to take the sign down.

[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;46882044]It could be deceiving to motorists who confuse it for a real sign. You don't have to agree with it but it's valid logic to take the sign down.[/QUOTE] How dumb would you have to be to think Fallen Officers Way is a legitimate street?

Wow if that's taken down that's fucking rediculous, really?... You're mad about a [b]SIGN?[/b] Fucking people... I hope they make an official sign.

[QUOTE=Glue Factory;46882068]How dumb would you have to be to think Fallen Officers Way is a legitimate street?[/QUOTE] Because the people who follow street signs don't usually live in that area. [editline]8th January 2015[/editline] They should still keep it though

[QUOTE=Mr. Zombie;46881882]It's in memory of cops who legitimately did nothing wrong in the incident. It's not a general memorial for all cops, even the ones who have done wrong. Like seriously, I can understand the hatred brought forth towards cops in certain situations, but given all the stupid news-spouted bullshit that's been going around about both sides of the coin, generally adopting the "Fuck da pohleece" motif is irrational and childish.[/QUOTE] This has nothing to do with any type of "fuck the police" mentality - it's entirely about community members complaining about how the sign was unauthorized and wasn't put up in an official manner. It's super petty, yeah, but somewhat understandable.

[QUOTE=Glue Factory;46882068]How dumb would you have to be to think Fallen Officers Way is a legitimate street?[/QUOTE] There's "Obi-Wan Kenobi's Street" in my country, no street name would surprise me anymore

The community probably doesn't want their street "name" to be associated with murdered police officers. I'd assume that your property value wouldn't be so high if your street was known as dead cop boulevard

[QUOTE=Glue Factory;46882068]How dumb would you have to be to think Fallen Officers Way is a legitimate street?[/QUOTE] There's plenty of stupider street names around the world. "Fallen Officers Way" isn't too weird for a street name.

[QUOTE=Glue Factory;46882068]How dumb would you have to be to think Fallen Officers Way is a legitimate street?[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Strange-and-Silly-Street-Names-Throughout-the-State.html[/url] Here is a list of silly, [I]official[/I] street signs in Connecticut. My winner: Satan's Kingdom Road

[QUOTE=Superkilll307;46882667]Because the people who follow street signs don't usually live in that area. [editline]8th January 2015[/editline] They should still keep it though[/QUOTE] If you're driving through that area and you don't know know where you're going and not from Bed-Stuy, then you have WAY more things to worry about then one street sign. [editline]8th January 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=amos106;46883033]The community probably doesn't want their street "name" to be associated with murdered police officers. I'd assume that your property value wouldn't be so high if your street was known as dead cop boulevard[/QUOTE] Oh right, they'd much rather Tompkins ave be associated with the Tompkins projects right across the street, cuz that is such luxurious real estate.

[QUOTE=Glue Factory;46882068]How dumb would you have to be to think Fallen Officers Way is a legitimate street?[/QUOTE] Just saying, but [url=https://goo.gl/maps/Tb2Vp]Bloody Dick Road[/url] exists.

There are much better ways to honor them that will make both parties happy, the people living on the street and the people who want it there. A statue or plaque somewhere would be a great start (however I don't know the street, so unless there's a park nearby I'm not sure where you'd put it.) But yeah that roadsign could confuse or deter people from the neighborhood, not a good idea.

[QUOTE=Glue Factory;46882068]How dumb would you have to be to think Fallen Officers Way is a legitimate street?[/QUOTE] Touchdown Street is a real street

I have a solution Take down the sign Put up a statue Ignore future complaints

[QUOTE=Zephyrs;46886356]Just saying, but [url=https://goo.gl/maps/Tb2Vp]Bloody Dick Road[/url] exists.[/QUOTE] "Bloody Dick Ditch" What the hell?