Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly Complains That Police Protests 'Depress' Cops

Ray Kelly proves that just because you leave your job as New York City police commissioner, sadly it doesn’t mean you exit the public spotlight forever.

Gothamist reported that Kelly, who now works in the private sector as an executive at K2 Intelligence, went on John Gambling’s AM 970 radio show this weekend to speak about policing issues in New York, including the resignation of NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton, and demonstrations outside New York’s City Hall last week where protestors called for reparations for the families of those slain by police, and divestment from the NYPD.

In the course of said interview, Kelly characterized the protests as “ridiculous” and “myopic.” Kelly assured listeners that, “If there’s one group that’s concerned about black lives more than any other group it clearly is the police department, not only in New York City but really throughout America.”

Which is why when people exercise their (increasingly curtailed) right to criticize the police, cops get pretty bummed out. According to Kelly, large gatherings of these people can “depress” cops.