Reply to Who are you voting for in the Dem primary for mayor?

Forum Index » Metropolitan New York City

Reply to "Who are you voting for in the Dem primary for mayor? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Crime stats are a joke. [b]Nice that murders might be down but quality of life crimes are up[/b]. Bragg is not seeking meaningful sentencing so police is demoralized because they put their lives on the line then see the criminal back on the streets the same day despite a long rap sheet.

People should not serve life terms for their first shoplifting offense. But we need more sensible penalties, particularly for repeat offenders - each additional guilty offense should result in an increased sentence.[b] Really not that complicated.[/quote][/b]

Well if they’re up, it’s been under a cop mayor. I personally think a fair amount of it is based on impression. Have you ever spoken with someone who actually grew up in NYC, in the 80s, as ex? They would laugh if you told them ‘quality of life in NYC has decreased’! I can still remember when Times Square was a disaster zone, so was much of Tribeca, and many borough neighborhoods that were practically uninhabitable are gorgeous now (Williamsburg is the most obvious example). People who cry ‘NYC is going downhill!!’ clearly don’t live in NYC or have a very limited frame of reference. Do I think there can be quality of life improvements? Absolutely.

[/quote]

[b]Thank you for the scripted response - that is what everyone says[/b]. I'm not comparing it to then. I'm comparing it to 10-15 years ago. I have lived in NYC for 20+ years and grew up in the 80s nearby so I'm well aware of what you are referring to.

Fair point about Adams. He has not focused as much on this as he should have. He is also somewhat handcuffed (pardon my pun) by a DA who is not prosecuting crimes and laws largely created by the state that also make enforcement harder. So, to your point, one cannot solely credit or blame the mayor for this. But the mayor can use his/her bully pulpit to prioritize it more. Bloomberg tried to do this and admittedly went too far with how stop and frisk was executed. I remain convinced that stop and frisk in theory is a great idea, but it was poorly executed.

And again, I'm not asking for a Trump-led police state. I just want more of a focus on dealing with quality of life crimes in a more serious way. Having meaningful penalties, especially for repeat offenders. Come up with a plan for those who are really, really mentally off and need serious help. I cannot stand those who think that letting them suffer on the streets is protecting their rights. No, it is insulting them, while also putting others in danger.[/quote]

How is the PP response scripted? [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics