Post by robeiae on Jun 3, 2021 7:17:54 GMT -5
Hilarious (in a sad sort of way, for sure): www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nyc-crime-wave-dominates-mayoral-debate-marked-by-insults/ar-AAKEubb
Should be interesting to see if the defund the police crowd can manage to do anything here. I cant see how this race won't be all about Adama and Yang, though, since I think most of the voting public in NYC would like safer streets right now, not potentially down the road.
An increase in hate crimes, subway assaults and shootings have become central to the race. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and former presidential contender Andrew Yang called for more police officers on city streets and transit systems, while civil rights lawyer Maya Wiley and former educator Dianne Morales advocated for redirecting funds from the force. Former city Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia said she would focus on gun buybacks and stopping the flow of firearms into New York.
“Defunding the police is not the right approach for New York City,” Yang said.
City Comptroller Scott Stringer warned that a rise in crime did not merit a return to past policies like stop-and-frisk or plainclothes police units that disproportionately impacted Black and Latino residents, two policies that Adams has said he wanted to bring back if modified. Adams, who spent two decades in the NYPD and has been leading recent polls, said that he fought against stop-and-frisk when he served on the force.
“Defunding the police is not the right approach for New York City,” Yang said.
City Comptroller Scott Stringer warned that a rise in crime did not merit a return to past policies like stop-and-frisk or plainclothes police units that disproportionately impacted Black and Latino residents, two policies that Adams has said he wanted to bring back if modified. Adams, who spent two decades in the NYPD and has been leading recent polls, said that he fought against stop-and-frisk when he served on the force.