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Sergeant’s Union president continues public take-down of de Blasio

In his eyes, Mayor de Blasio can do no right when it comes to public safety.

Sergeant Benevolent’s Association president Ed Mullins on Wednesday continued his public take-down of the mayor — taking issue with his approach to policing, his perceived lack of support for cops and his choice of confidantes.

Mullins, a Republican who in ads published Tuesday urged the Democratic National Convention to stay away from the city in 2016, warned that an uptick in shootings would continue without major policy changes.

“Police officers don’t really know where they stand. We’re being second-guessed as to what takes place out there and what we’re seeing is an increase in guns, an increase in shootings,” Mullins said on WNYC radio’s The Brian Lehrer Show.

“The scale is beginning to slide. And if the policies of this administration do not change [before] 2016, what will this city look like?”

Mullins questioned whether the seismic reduction in the use of stop and frisk, as well as a law passed by the City Council last year known as the Community Safety Act, were undermining gains in the city’s safety.

“What we’re seeing now is policies of hands-off type policing — which is sending the message to the crooks of the city that it’s OK to do the things you want,” he added later on the John Gambling radio show.

In response to Mullins’ ad, de Blasio told reporters Tuesday that it was simply an “irresponsible” bargaining tactic for stalled NYPD contract talks with the city.

He also disputed Mullins characterization of the city as one that was becoming less safe.

While shootings are up more than 10 percent compared to last year, overall crime is down 3.6 percent and murders are on pace to reach a historic low.

City Hall officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding Mullins’ latest charges.

These included his questioning of Hizzoner’s decision to put civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton center-stage in discussions about public safety and police conduct — while sidelining union officials from similar talks.

“The mayor needs to be clear, and the mayor needs to come out and be supportive of the NYPD,” Mullins told Lehrer. “And when you’re sitting next to one of the most divisive individuals in the city of New York, who’s been nothing but anti-cop for the last 20 or 30 years, it’s very difficult [not] to question the mayor’s credibility.”

Despite years of public criticism of police tactics such as stop and frisk, Mullins also claimed that Sharpton’s outsized voice had silenced regular members of the public.

“We haven’t heard from them, have we?” asked Mullins.

Lehrer promptly responded, “We have. We have them on all the time.”

A spokeswoman for Sharpton did not immediately respond to a request for comment.