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SolitaryMarmot t1_iyjh122 wrote

Reply to comment by H4drienne in Captain of 78th Precinct Defends Arrest of Famed Bike Lawyer For Fixing Defaced Plate by LonelyGuyTheme

deBlasio asked them to stop targeting black people and then went on an 8 year press campaign against him in the NYPost that made him the least popular mayor in NYC history.

No politician will EVER try to reform the police again. Just like no politician will ever try to embed mental health programs in existing city agencies and services. They all learned what the punishment is from watching deBlasio.

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CTDubs0001 t1_iyk03ls wrote

De Blasio screwed up by being so loud and vocal about it. He came into office screaming from the rooftops for anybody who would listen that the cops were bad. Playing up the story of worrying about his black son with police stops... He embarrassed the cops. In my opinion they deserve it, and his complaints were totally just ones, but if you want to get anything out of them I don't think you can do that. A smart Mayor would keep it quiet, but when contract negotiations come around work it hard.

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brownredgreen t1_iyjtwwt wrote

Every Mayor for the last 40 years has had public disputes with the NYPD

Including Guiliani

I doubt Adams will avoid that; just aint happened yet.

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crmd t1_iyk6woj wrote

Teddy Roosevelt was the last civilian who meaningfully reformed NYPD, over a century ago. And he did it by first going after the police union bosses.

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H4drienne t1_iykefod wrote

There's a great story about Roosevelt doing his own detective work and finding out that the NYPD's most prolific officer was also NYC's biggest criminal. Dude was literally paying other people to commit robberies and then solving his own crimes for clout.

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beagle_bathouse t1_iym9irc wrote

They literally doxed his fucking daughter after she got picked up at a protest. All the personal details on her arrest document, address, etc. Absolute scum.

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