Hispanic groups missing in NYPD cop murders

OPINION

Two of New York City’s finest were murdered earlier this week by an angry young Black male which some say, did it because he was egged on by the wide spread protests over the recent deaths of two Black men, one in Ferguson, Mo. and the other on Staten Island, New York while being arrested.

The assassinated officers, Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were simply doing their job, protecting residents in a high crime area when Ismaaiyl Brinsley shot them at point blank range. Even though in broad daylight, it was a classic ambush.

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It’s a tragic, tragic case, anyway you want to cut it. Both were good family men, one of them had been married less than six moths. The other, Rafael Ramos, is Hispanic and left behind a widow and two sons, one who is high school and other a student at Bowdoin College in Maine.

The anti-cop rhetoric has begun to take hold in some parts of the country. It seems the protestors don’t understand the terrible degree of divisiveness they are creating between law enforcement and minority communities, these protestors continue to ignore the facts about the deaths of both Michael Brown and Eric Garner.

This drum beating has taken a turn for the worst and frankly, its disconcerting to say the least, that the well funded and very well known Hispanic groups have yet to say anything about the “war against police,” and especially about the murder of Officer Rafael Ramos.

We are good at getting out and celebrating festive events but when the real trouble starts, we are missing in action. I have yet to hear any one major Hispanic organization decry the recent anti-police rhetoric and most importantly, decry the recent murder of Rafael Ramos. Hispanic leaders should have shown their support for law enforcement by standing at the side of the Ramos family from the beginning.

And just as important, Hispanic organizations should have already been offering scholarship funds to the two Ramos sons. Lucky for the families of both New York policemen, two separate foundations have offered to help them with funds to support their education and their home mortgages. But that is only a start; the Hispanic community is a 50 million plus population, it has a voice and many resources to support a cause and in the case of the Ramos murder, we should all be front and center by supporting the Ramos family and law enforcement in general.

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Certainly, the Hispanic community has had its share of police harassment but we can be players in sensitizing the public about our own issues with police. We shouldn’t stand idle while others define our problems and our community.

On Saturday, Rafael Ramos will be laid to rest and while his family may never rest from the pain the senseless murder by Ismaaiyl Brinsley caused them. We Hispanics can and should speak loudly about Mr. Ramos’ senseless murder. It’s past time for the Hispanic organizations to speak out in support of our Hispanics in law enforcement who risk everything for us every day.

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