For everyone looking to bash Mamdani over the NYPD;
You all realize they are an armed gang beholden to the wealthy elite that actively see Mamdani as a threat, right? He is the exact thing they don’t want.
And so the moves he makes are designed to not piss off the biggest, best-armed gang in the city that has an international paramilitary wing supported by multiple national governments. You know, to prevent them from going fully rogue en masse rather than just the "handful "of individuals we currently have who step outside the lines designated by “polite” society.
Can he change the commissioner? Sure. Might even be a good first step. Or maybe the devil you know how to deal with is better than the devil you don’t. What pressure valve does she represent, what chip does she have to play that not only keeps her in power but also makes that boys club follow her lead? I don’t know and I’m pretty sure neither do any of you.
Armchair politics is easy when you’ve got nothing but words on the line. Dealing with actual human lives as the NYPD forces you to changes your calculus out of necessity if you wish to retain your own humanity. Which it seems Mamdani does even if he isn’t extreme enough for your personal preferences.
For everyone looking to bash Mamdani over the NYPD;
You all realize they are an armed gang beholden to the wealthy elite that actively see Mamdani as a threat, right? He is the exact thing they don’t want.
And so the moves he makes are designed to not piss off the biggest, best-armed gang in the city that has an international paramilitary wing supported by multiple national governments. You know, to prevent them from going fully rogue en masse rather than just the "handful "of individuals we currently have who step outside the lines designated by “polite” society.
Can he change the commissioner? Sure. Might even be a good first step. Or maybe the devil you know how to deal with is better than the devil you don’t. What pressure valve does she represent, what chip does she have to play that not only keeps her in power but also makes that boys club follow her lead? I don’t know and I’m pretty sure neither do any of you.
Armchair politics is easy when you’ve got nothing but words on the line. Dealing with actual human lives as the NYPD forces you to changes your calculus out of necessity if you wish to retain your own humanity. Which it seems Mamdani does even if he isn’t extreme enough for your personal preferences.
Back when Bill de Blasio was mayor, he was also trying to regulate the NYPD. In response, they arrested and doxxed his daughter.