How quickly Americans forget who are the true heroes. There is so much police-hating rhetoric that it is nauseating.  People can debate about Michael Brown and Eric Garner, but there is one issue that is not debatable: almost all of the men and women of police departments are “living, breathing human beings” who are symbols of hope, justice, safety, and the warrior spirit. American Thinker had the privilege of interviewing a few of NYPD’s finest, and that is a literal statement. On September 12th, 2001 the first responders, both police and firemen, were heralded as heroes with numerous outpourings of praise. Then Cardinal Edward M. Egan, who was archbishop on the day of the attacks, gave a heartwarming benediction, “On 9/11, and on the days that followed, I became a member of the congregation... No one preached more powerfully than New York’s Finest. The Police Department of the City of New York, from the chief down to the rank-in-file,...(Read Full Article)