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You said the exact same thing back when Giuliani’s reforms made NYC safe, and saved all those lives (primarily the lives of underprivileged Black and POC men, who would otherwise be dead).

Today in DC, all the innocent residents are victimized by criminals who face no consequences.[/quote]
"Saved all those lives?"  "Primarily the lives of underprivileged Black and POC men, who would otherwise be dead"?  I imagine Amadou Diallo would like a word, but he's dead because of the New York Police Department because he was armed with a wallet.  And Sean Bell (unarmed).  And Patrick Dorismond (unarmed).  Yes, it's true that Abner Louima is not dead, but he was raped by members of the New York Police Department in the stationhouse of the New York Police Department.

Please specify which of "Giuliani's reforms made NYC safe"?  David Dinkins's reforms to policing actually started the decline of the crime rate in New York City, not Giuliani's.  Unlike Giuliani, Dinkins did it without encouraging the police department to regard constitutional protections for blacks as annoying little speed bumps.  To the contrary, even though the city (and the nation; remember "it's the economy, stupid") was in an economic downturn, Dinkins managed to increase the budget of the NYPD [i]and[/i] funding for diversion programs for youths before they were ensnared in the criminal justice system.

As part of his efforts, Dinkins announced creation of a civilian review board for oversight over NYPD misconduct.  New York's finest reacted in a way that surprised no one: They rioted.  Ten thousand cops protested, four thousand of whom blocked traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge before violently rushing City Hall and screaming racial epithets.  And who was the ringleader of the mob of lawlessness that day: Rudolph William Louis Giuliani, the once defeated and future victorious mayoral candidate for the City of New York.  Maybe that's the reform of which you speak?[/quote]

Those are tired, old, anecdotes you cited.

They are not statistics.

Serious question: are you DSA ?[/quote]

"You brought up good points that I can only dismiss as anecdotes and because you disagree with me, I assume you are DSA,."[/quote]

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