The NYPD has stopped tens of thousands of people under Mayor Adams. Just 5% were white.
gothamist.com
Almost all police stops – 92% – were because someone “fit a relevant description” or for a reason they labeled as “other.”
    • Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      10 months ago

      Rudy was 20 years ago. Sure, he was the Michelangelo of racist policing policies. But today, Eric Adams is capitalizing on the same policing techniques while using reactionary language around entirely new issues.

      • “activist” D.A. who didn’t criminally prosecute smalltime shoplifters for ~6 months.
      • adopting reformist talking points while doing nothing new
      • post-COVID crime wave that is, while sometimes more visible and a source of chaos, being framed to just pump money into NYPD.