NEW YORK, NY - Thomas Gambardella recently submitted his paperwork to officially retire from the New York Police Department, where he had worked for the last 20 years. The 41-year-old Staten Island resident was a decorated officer, according to the New York Post.
When his retirement became official, he posted a comment on Facebook.
"I never posted 'work pictures' or 'work' posts...a chunk of you all probably didn't even know I worked in the NYPD...but I'm officially retired today. From this sorry excuse for a s--- job...Thank God, I'm free at last! Not my problem anymore...I loved everyone I worked with, and 'some' of the people I worked for...but this job is no-ones [sic] friend...Time to live free! I'll see you all out there!"
The post was accompanied by multiple photos, one of which included the divorced father of three, wearing a Let's Go Brandon shirt, giving the middle finger to a memorial at the NYPD headquarters.
The 2006 NYPD Officer of the Year spoke with the Post, telling them he loved the job when he started, but the "gig turned to shit" due to the city's soft-on-crime policies. The now retired detective, whose Facebook profile states that he is a "Patriot, Conservative, Christian" and that he retired from the WORST "JOB" in the World, did not hold back in sharing his thoughts.
"I was a true believer,” Gambardella said. "I wasn’t a bag of shit. I worked some intricate details. I gave a lot of my blood, sweat and tears. But no more. It's the worst f---ing job in the world. They own you. They're not your friends. All that talk about the 'big blue family.' They don't care. If I die tomorrow, they wouldn't give a shit. If I needed something, it ain't gonna happen. I'm better off just saying a prayer."
He pointed to increased hostility towards police, calls to defund, limitations on what cops could and couldn't do, accompanied with the liberal policy making as the reasons for his attitude change. "Crime is soaring and cops are leaving in droves," he told the Post. "Anybody can see that. All this liberalism is obviously a failure. But this is what they wanted. It's a stupid experiment and it's the people who will pay in the end."
(Continue reading for more on the fact that officers are leaving the NYPD in record numbers) While some have applauded his statements, others have taken issue with them as well as the photo he posted. "'The majority of officers who retire are proud of their careers and their service with the NYPD,' a high-ranking police source told The Post when asked about Gambardella." The statue he is flipping off depicts a police officer watching over the child of a fallen officer.
Some officers purchase miniature versions of the monument and engrave the fallen officer's shield number on it and provide it to their family. While some have taken exception to the way he left the job, Gambardella said he hasn't received much backlash. "I have a disease," Gambardella said. "It's called diarrhea of the mouth. People who know me know I'm like this. I don’t cower down."
When his retirement became official, he posted a comment on Facebook.
"I never posted 'work pictures' or 'work' posts...a chunk of you all probably didn't even know I worked in the NYPD...but I'm officially retired today. From this sorry excuse for a s--- job...Thank God, I'm free at last! Not my problem anymore...I loved everyone I worked with, and 'some' of the people I worked for...but this job is no-ones [sic] friend...Time to live free! I'll see you all out there!"
The post was accompanied by multiple photos, one of which included the divorced father of three, wearing a Let's Go Brandon shirt, giving the middle finger to a memorial at the NYPD headquarters.
The 2006 NYPD Officer of the Year spoke with the Post, telling them he loved the job when he started, but the "gig turned to shit" due to the city's soft-on-crime policies. The now retired detective, whose Facebook profile states that he is a "Patriot, Conservative, Christian" and that he retired from the WORST "JOB" in the World, did not hold back in sharing his thoughts.
"I was a true believer,” Gambardella said. "I wasn’t a bag of shit. I worked some intricate details. I gave a lot of my blood, sweat and tears. But no more. It's the worst f---ing job in the world. They own you. They're not your friends. All that talk about the 'big blue family.' They don't care. If I die tomorrow, they wouldn't give a shit. If I needed something, it ain't gonna happen. I'm better off just saying a prayer."
He pointed to increased hostility towards police, calls to defund, limitations on what cops could and couldn't do, accompanied with the liberal policy making as the reasons for his attitude change. "Crime is soaring and cops are leaving in droves," he told the Post. "Anybody can see that. All this liberalism is obviously a failure. But this is what they wanted. It's a stupid experiment and it's the people who will pay in the end."
(Continue reading for more on the fact that officers are leaving the NYPD in record numbers) While some have applauded his statements, others have taken issue with them as well as the photo he posted. "'The majority of officers who retire are proud of their careers and their service with the NYPD,' a high-ranking police source told The Post when asked about Gambardella." The statue he is flipping off depicts a police officer watching over the child of a fallen officer.
Some officers purchase miniature versions of the monument and engrave the fallen officer's shield number on it and provide it to their family. While some have taken exception to the way he left the job, Gambardella said he hasn't received much backlash. "I have a disease," Gambardella said. "It's called diarrhea of the mouth. People who know me know I'm like this. I don’t cower down."
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