--- title: Read the NYPD Commissioner's Stirring Eulogy for an Officer description: Commissioner of the New York City Police Department James O'Neill spoke at Officer Miosotis Familia's funeral on July 11, 2017. canonical: https://time.com/4858684/nypd-commissioner-officer-familia-funeral-speech/ author: TIME article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-14T16:21:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:34:01.703Z article:section: Ideas og:title: Read the NYPD Commissioner's Stirring Eulogy for an Officer og:description: He spoke at the funeral for Officer Miosotis Familia, on July 11 og:url: https://time.com/4858684/nypd-commissioner-officer-familia-funeral-speech/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a6e57d663b9c6dd/6988d5b1e76ad250b362e534/james-oneill-familia-funeral.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Funeral Held For NYPD Officer Slain While On Duty In The Bronx og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read the NYPD Commissioner's Stirring Eulogy for an Officer twitter:description: He spoke at the funeral for Officer Miosotis Familia, on July 11 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a6e57d663b9c6dd/6988d5b1e76ad250b362e534/james-oneill-familia-funeral.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read the NYPD Commissioner's Stirring Eulogy for an Officer: 'Where Are the Demonstrations for This Single Mom?' by [James P. O'Neill](https://time.com/author/james-p-oneill/) ## James P. O'Neill Jul 14, 2017 4:21 PM UTC  New York City Police Commissioner James O'Neill speaks during the funeral for New York City Police Officer Miosotis Familia, at the World Changers Church, July 11, 2017 in The Bronx borough of New York City. New York City Police Commissioner James O'Neill speaks during the funeral for New York City Police Officer Miosotis Familia, at the World Changers Church, July 11, 2017 in The Bronx borough of New York City.Richard Drew —Pool/Getty Images by [James P. O'Neill](https://time.com/author/james-p-oneill/) ## James P. O'Neill Jul 14, 2017 4:21 PM UTC _On July 5, 2017, New York City Police Department_ [_Officer Miosotis Familia_](http://time.com/4844887/new-york-cop-shot-bronx-patrol-car/) _was fatally shot while sitting in her patrol car. The next day, NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill described the_ [_incident_](http://time.com/4846781/nypd-officer-shot-dead-miosotis-familia/) _as an “unprovoked attack on cops.” Thousands attended Familia’s funeral on July 11, where O’Neill gave the following remarks._ --- > “” --- Read the NYPD Commissioner's Stirring Eulogy for an Officer ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4858684/nypd-commissioner-officer-familia-funeral-speech/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4858684/nypd-commissioner-officer-familia-funeral-speech/"},"headline":"Read the NYPD Commissioner's Stirring Eulogy for an Officer: 'Where Are the Demonstrations for This Single Mom?'","datePublished":"2017-07-14T16:21:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T16:34:01.703Z","description":"He spoke at the funeral for Officer Miosotis Familia, on July 11","url":"https://time.com/4858684/nypd-commissioner-officer-familia-funeral-speech/","keywords":["remembrance","police"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3a6e57d663b9c6dd/6988d5b1e76ad250b362e534/james-oneill-familia-funeral.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"James P. 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