John McNesby, president of the local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police, said the support Abu-Jamal has received is a “travesty.”
More than 100 people, including new police recruits and officers who worked with Faulkner, attended the dedication. Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said the mural and those in attendance represent the department’s commitment to stand alongside families of fallen officers.
“We have the ceremonies when an officer is killed—all of the pomp and circumstance going on around the funeral,” Ramsey said. “But it’s the family after everyone goes away that still has that void. Knowing that we’re still part of this family I think is important and can’t be underestimated.”
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