Gay retired D.C. Police Lt. Brett Parson, who served as commander of the department’s Special Liaison Branch which oversees the LGBT Liaison Unit, has released a statement denouncing the union representing rank and file police officers in New York City for its decision to endorse the re-election of President Donald Trump.
Patrick J. Lynch, the leader of the Police Benevolent Association, which represents 24,000 NYPD officers, released his own statement on Aug.
16 saying the endorsement came at a time when police are under attack across the country and “neighborhoods are being ripped apart by violence and lawlessness.” Added Lynch, “Most politicians have abandoned us, but we still have one strong voice speaking up in our defense,” he said,