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Al Sharpton might get all the headlines when he attacks cops, but there are other folks in this battle and theyre about to make their voices heard.

This coming Saturday, New Yorkers will gather in Staten Island to honor police officers from the borough whove given their lives in the line of duty.

What a terrific idea. Sponsored by Citizens in Support for All Law Enforcement Agencies, the event will be a welcome antidote to all the bad press following Eric Garners death while resisting arrest including the Rev. Sharptons ugly anti-police rally last month.

Fact is, despite the impression left by loudmouth NYPD critics, biased news coverage and a mayor who seems to think cops are the enemy, more New Yorkers give our police a thumbs-up than down.

According to last months Quinnipiac poll, 50 percent of New Yorkers are happy with cops performance against 42 percent who disapprove. Asked how cops are doing in their own communities, New Yorkers were even more enthusiastic, backing police nearly 3-to-1.

No wonder teachers in Staten Island donned T-shirts to protest union boss Mike Mulgrews co-sponsorship of Sharptons anti-NYPD march.

For all the mud thrown at the department, New Yorkers know they stay safe only because of our men and women in blue.

These good people put their lives on the line every time they go out into the streets, and New Yorkers know that without them we could easily slip back to the Dodge City days of the 1970s and 80s.

What better way to show appreciation than by coming out this Saturday?

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