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"Is New York City [Democrat] Mayor Bill de Blasio stupid? Perhaps. He doesn’t seem stupid. He seems misguided and at least a little brainwashed into an ideology so far to the left, to him good is evil and evil is good. Now, a statement he made during his signing of the abysmal
NYPD Accountability Package revealed that his mentality truly is deranged.
“So, this movement, and a lot of people are here were active participants not just in recent weeks, but over years. This, today, is a victory for you, because you worked so hard and your voices were heard. There will always be people who say that these things cannot be done. I remember very vividly in 2013 – if you looked at what we were hearing day after day in 2013, you would have imagined it would have been impossible to end the broken and unconstitutional policy of stop and frisk. We were sold a bill of goods. We were lied to every day, being told that if we ended that policy, there would be crime and chaos everywhere. And, thank God, most of us didn’t listen to that hype. We changed something unjust and we became a fairer city. And guess what? We became a safer city at the same time, because fairness and safety have to walk hand in hand. People said that if we reduced incarceration and ended the era of mass incarceration, we would be endangered. It was the other way around, my friends.
We now have fewer people in our jails than any time since World War II and we are safer for it and better for it.”
NYPost: "... shootings and murders have soared. ... 528 shootings through June 30,
up 46 percent from last year, ..."
An "Uptick."
"The city surpassed 400 shootings in the first half of the year for the first time since 2016, with 528 by the end of last month; the 205 shootings in June were the highest for that month since 1996, the police said. "
64 Shot, 10 Dead: Spike in Gun Violence Alarms an On-Edge N.Y.C.
The victims included a young father who was shot while holding hands with his 6-year-old daughter in the Bronx.
www.nytimes.com
"The NYPD reported a significant spike in gun violence in murder in June compared to the same month a year earlier. There was a 130% increase in shootings (205 vs. 89) and nine more murders (39 vs. 30) than in June of last year, and the number of shootings rose in every borough. "
Violent weekend: 10 dead in 30 shootings in New York City on Sunday alone
It was a weekend plagued by gun violence across New York City as the surge in shootings continues, with 11 people killed in two days and 30 shootings with 10 homicides on Sunday alone.
abc7ny.com
"Weekly NYC Shootings Soar 358% Over Last Year, Data Shows"
Weekly NYC Shootings Soar 358% Over Last Year, Data Shows
New York City shootings over the last seven days skyrocketed by more than 358 percent compared with the same time period in 2019, from just 12 last year to 55 in 2020, according to NYPD data News 4 reported Monday. A total of 74 people were wounded in the 55 shootings, at least 19 of them...
www.nbcnewyork.com
"We now have fewer people in our jails than any time since World War II and we are safer for it and better for it.”
Democrat DeBlasio
