Booing of AG Letitia James was juvenile, distasteful but FDNY bosses should’ve stopped it

I think we can all agree that the heckling aimed at Attorney General Tish James last week at FDNY’s promotion ceremony was juvenile, maybe distasteful even.

We should also be clear about one thing: The behavior exhibited was no different than from past events.

It was just last year that the fire commissioner was booed at the podium at the same promotion, in the same building.

But for the department to launch an investigation and call for members to “turn themselves in” is a disingenuous attempt to save political face. 

This should not turn into a witch hunt.

The FDNY Uniformed Firefighters Association is willing to sit down with the administration and have a discussion about how we handle these types of ceremonies in the future.