NEW YORK (VINnews) — A prominent New York based Black Lives Matter activist promised rioting and “bloodshed” on the streets if Mayor-elect Eric Adams keeps is word to put the NYPD anti-crime units back on the streets.
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Hawk Newsome, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter of Greater New York, made the comments on Thursday following a Wednesday meeting with Eric Adams together with other activists at Brooklyn Borough Hall.
“If they think they are going to go back to the old ways of policing, then we are going to take to the streets again. There will be riots. There will be fire and there will be bloodshed,” Newsome threatened. “There’s no way we’re going to let some Gestapos come in here and harm our people. We pray for peace, but Black opportunities prepare for the worst.”
BLM leaders in New York promised "riots" and "bloodshed" if Mayor-elect Eric Adams reactivates the NYPD’s anti-crime unit.
Look for the media to try and spin this as peacefully protesting… again. pic.twitter.com/bbjMrw7EGU
— MediaResearchCenter (@theMRC) November 11, 2021
Later, Adams reacted to the inflammatory comments, calling them “silly.”
“That’s silly. That’s silly. I think New Yorkers should not allow rhetoric like that,” Adams said. “This city is not going to be a city of riots.”
Furthermore, Adams said, the activists never even brought up the issue of the anti-crime units during the meeting, and were only taking the opportunity to grandstand after the fact.
Although the sit down was behind closed doors, the meeting was streamed live on social media.
“You’re holding me accountable? I’m holding you accountable,” Adams told the group during the meeting, according to the video. “You’re on the ground. Stop the violence in my community. I’m holding you accountable.”
Adams later reiterated that he intends to keep his word and reinstate the NYPD anti-crime units in order to curb the deadly gun violence that continues to plague the city.
NEW YORK – Black Lives Matter leader is vowing there will be "RIOTS" & "BLOODSHED" if Mayor-elect Eric Adams reinstates NYPD's PLAIN CLOTHES anti-crime unit.
(Need stop & frisk)BLM is a racist Terrorist organization that just threatened bloodshed on New York city!
Arrest them! pic.twitter.com/oTdzE1ZfxK— poetWOAgun (@poetWOAgun) November 11, 2021
Arrest this terrorist.
I’m amazed that Adam’s even sat down with this lowlife..
He clearly made threats towards citizens of NYC. He should frankly be arrested. But…. you know what happens if he does…
Brave talk now let’s see what he does once in office.
If Hawk Newsome really thought that Black lives matter he would be working to stop the gun violence that plagues the Black community and would welcome all police efforts to take guns off the streets.
Back in the 1970’s, the NYPD had an anti-crime unit called The Stakeout Squad. Cops would conceal themselves in the back of retail establishments, which had a history of armed robberies. When the robbers would come in, they were immediately confronted by the cops, and ordered to drop their weapons. Most of the time, there was compliance. However, when the robbers decided to aim their guns at the cops,a shootout would ensue. The robbers would lose the gun battle. One time, an NYPD cop told me that he came upon the scene of a foiled armed robbery at a retail establishment in the 78th Precinct, in Brooklyn, after the Stakeout Squad was there. He told me (in referring to the perpetrrator), “I never saw so many holes (meaning bullet holes) in someone”. The Stakeout Squad was later abolished, because there were protests, since the robbers who were killed, were minority groups.
BLM is a racist and violent group that should be investigated and disbanded.
All lives matter, and respect for the other is crucial…
I watched the entire 35 minute video and newsome says outright anti Semitic stuff
You New Yorkers blew it, could voted SLIWA
He should be arrested.
He should be arrested for incitement and if that causes rioting then have the NYPD arrest all of the cowards and instead of letting them go like the bozo DeBlasio did, make sure to press charges.
Merrick Garland, where are you? Oh, too busy going after parents in VA, yeah, nothing more important than that and looking under the table and bushes for white supremacists