Now that they are starting to feel some unintended consequences, they aren't liking it none too much. Wenzel has a great exposition of the blowback here.

BONUS: NYPD blame the mayor and Eric Holder for this instead of their own barbarous record (or heck, try blaming the murderer!) What's the reasoning? Failure to be slavishly pro-police 24/7.

BONUS II: 2 More cops dropped. Seems to be normal occupational reasons rather than retaliation against brutality though.