NEW YORK (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – Expect to see more community policing if Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is elected mayor of New York City in November.
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Speaking on Monday morning on CNN’s New Day program with program host John Berman, Adams said that as a former police officer and a fighter for social justice, he believes that police play an important role in keeping New York City safe, but that their efforts represent only part of the solution to rising crime rates.
“We have to redefine the eco-system of public safety,” said Adams. “Police, they will have a role, but you have so many other components, like mental health professionals, crisis management team. We have to rethink policing in America, so we can get to the source of the crisis.”
Adams punted when asked by Berman if he would model his law enforcement approach after that of Mayor Bill de Blasio or former mayor Rudolph Giuliani, saying that he intends to follow in the footsteps of former mayor David Dinkins if elected. Adams praised Dinkins for supplementing law enforcement with community policing, a formula that he believes will result in a greater balance of justice and safety.
Describing Giuliani’s approach to policing as “heavy-handed,” Adams faulted the former mayor for his stop and frisk policy that he believes targeted young people based on their ethnicity and where they lived.
“We must use our tools the correct way to keep the city safe, but not to take away the justice of the citizens,” said Adams who was arrested and beaten by police as a 15 year old.
Adams downplayed the nature of heated exchanges he shared with fellow candidate Andrew Yang during last week’s mayoral debate saying, “I wrestled with people who had knives on the subway system during the nineties. I know what it is to go after dangerous people.”
Despite his views on community policing, Adams distanced himself from the views of fellow candidate Maya Wiley, who vowed to cut funding to the NYPD.
“At a time when we’re seeing eight year old children and 10 year old babies being murdered in our city, I just don’t support taking away our law enforcement apparatus as a former police officer and as a person that has fought for social justice in the city,” said Adams.
The Wiley campaign fired back, noting that Adams had endorsed stop and frisk during Giuliani’s tenure as mayor and saying that Dinkins had been too soft on crime, reported the New York Post (https://bit.ly/3p.xLKjA).
“Adams’ amnesia won’t be lost in two weeks,” said Wiley spokesperson Julia Savel. “Democratic primary voters won’t forget about Eric Adams’ hypocrisy.”
He just lost my vote
Well follow Dinkins. He allowed a pogrom in crown heights for three days and told police to not react as Jewish homes were firebombed. I’m voting Yang
I just got cramps – Like David Dinkins?? We are all doomed. We have to keep away from such guys. Why isn’t he called out by all the wanna be Yiddish leaders? The lubab behind him got real frightened, look at his face
Does the headline reflect the story? If that is the case he’s showing us what kind of straight up idiot he is for saying such a dumb thing. Better to know now than after the elections.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The electorate is either amnesiac or low-grade morons with no evolutionary hope of becoming idiots. We have seen the enemy and HE IS US.
He bigtime lost my vote! He’s quoting the Worst mayor in Nyc history? Crime was almost as bad as now until Giulliani cleaned it up. Now Im totally tzimisht.
This is what Adams said in todays NY Post
Former cop and mayoral frontrunner Eric Adams said Monday he would fight crime in the mold of the late Mayor David Dinkins — and not follow the lead of either Bill de Blasio or Rudy Giuliani.
He’ll fight crime like Dinkins?? 1,927 murders, in NYC, in 1993 Crown Hights Pogrom, Police Commissioner Outa Town Brown. Maybe I’ll vote for Yang in the primaries. Can’t wait for the real election and vote for Sliwa or Mateo
I was ready to vote from him. I am now voting YANG
The community “leaders” and askunim throwing their support behind any politician who supports immoral policies will soon see that their support is worth a big, fat zero while all they did was sin by supporting these people who support and make laws supporting abominations.
Whom ever endorses & votes for this idiot is a bigger moron then he is. To say he would “he would follow in the footsteps of Dinkins” unquestionably the worst mayor in the history of NYC. And Yidden will vote for this piece of drek. Yidden get your head out of your tuchas and vote REBULICAN
Vote for Curtis Sliwa!
Yikes. Dinkins was so bad. Quinnipiac actually did a survey years ago that rated him as one of the worst mayors of NYC in the last 100 years. Why would he even mention him?
No matter who wins the Jews will lose.
NYC is doomed.
Yang or Wiley or Adams will just continue the de Blasio disaster.
Yidden. Buy a gun and keep it loaded.
Everybody needs to vote Yang! No brainer
Remember: “Let them cool off”
It’s mamish a bracha that he said what he said PRIOR to the elections and not after. At least we know what kind of idiot he is And what will happen. BTW, statistically speaking, black mayors/leaders of high crime cities, committed mostly by blacks, never have success in getting things under control. Facts!!.
It should be noted that not that long before he died, former Mayor Dinkins was on record for for stating that he blamed his 1993 loss to Guiliani, on racism.. Yes, the old race card excuse was at play.
What the heck……………
So I guess he has no plans to fight crime he’s running on “public danger”. Not public safety
How to lose an election in 1 step.
uh oh
is it true that Aguda spokesman and big talker Chaskel Bennett doesnt even live in NYC? And he is telling us who to vote for. a Chutzpa!!!
If he aligns himself with dinkins, a total loser, then I will vote for someone else.
Yidden, come November vote for Curtis Sliwa on the Republican line. This man will be great for fighting crime and is a big ‘oyhave yisroel’ !!!
This shmo just lost my vote.
Vote for Curtis Sliwa, come November, on the Republican line. He understands crime in NYC better than any other of the Demorat candidates and is an ‘OHAVE YISROEL’ to boot !!!
Dinkins like? You mean another crown heights? Why wouldn’t you ant Rudy and Bloomberg? We need law and order. this small crimes of BLM needs to stop. The blacks own the street nwo. They just attempted to rape a female in the city in broad day light. We need law and order and broken windows