And who would’ve thought that an ex-cop wouldn’t be for police transparency?
Everyone knew it…
But there’s a shit ton of rich people in NYC. So it’s easy for them to “donate” in both primaries and ensure that no matter what happens in the general, it’ll be a choice between two assholes.
Fwiw the mayoral election that resulted in Eric Adams was ranked choice.
Yes, but he was already the Brooklyn Borough President. He had a built in base of support that was larger than others’. This is basically Brooklyn’s fault.
He didn’t even live there, he lived in NJ. Reporters went to his “home” in BK and asked “where are all your clothes?” and “if you’re vegan, why is there meat in the fridge?” It was clearly his son’s place.
But it was more than that. He was also running as the only Democratic candidate to not “defund the police”.
His veto is following what he ran on.
In NYC, “defund the police” means “don’t give them a handy with the $100K in overtime for playing Candy Crush”.
The problem is not all voters hear that.
Giant Douche and Turd Sandwich
“Mayor Eric Adams said he was vetoing a police accountability bill passed by the City Council because it would “handcuff the police.””
Yeah, that’s the idea.
The “handcuffs” are just documenting interactions with the public. Something that could be done with body cameras and AI. Like this:
Interaction between Officer Smith and Citizen “A”
Summary: Citizen “A” did not want to speak with Officer Smith.
I, too, do not want to speak with Officer Smith.
It’s a good thing Mayor Adams is here to save us, the proles, from the risk of knowing how little law is involved in law enforcement.
Just drink your Victory Gin, you’ve got an early shift at the information ministry.
Guess what Adams used to be before he was a mayor?
A minor?
Once a cop, always a cop. Anyway, good luck to him on his federal investigation. No doubt he’ll find some way to skate on that too.
This guy really saw how much people hate Giuliani and said, "hold my beer’
Acab
Please enjoy the recent Chapo Trap House episode on Eric Adams: https://soundgasm.net/u/ClassWarAndPuppies2/799-Swag-on-Loan-From-God-feat-Chris-Robbins-Katie-Way-11824
Adams reminds me a lot of the late-night party mayors of the ‘80s and ‘90s, in DC and Richmond VA. Those guys both went to jail, IIRC.
This man is a bad mayor and bad person. Good day.
Good day? Who talks like that?
I said GOOD DAY SIR!
At every turn it’s politicians blatantly and consistently implementing and going with the most fascist measures as possible. I don’t know how the country is still standing.
Asshole.