By Seth Barron
The stakes in the mayoral election could not be higher for the future of New York City. Either New Yorkers choose to reverse the city's dismal downward direction by saying "No way" to filth, discord and mayhem, or we see more shootings and thuggish brutality accompanied by the further hollowing out of the tax base as people flee. The choice is that stark.
Mayor Bill de Blasio inherited a prosperous, safe city and, along with his progressive colleagues, RUINED IT. Even in the '70s and '80s, the legendary "bad old days," New York still had the foundations of a successful city. It had laws on the books that could quell disorder and make neighborhoods happy and functional - they just didn't enforce them effectively.
But the criminal justice "reforms" of the last eight years have vitiated our system of enforcing the law and punishing criminals. These changes have codified chaos. Mayor de Blasio decided not to fight a judge's flawed ruling that NYPD practices, including "Stop, Question, and Frisk," were unconstitutional, and instead voluntarily placed the police department under the supervision of a federal monitor.
This election is critical, as the city is
peering into its own grave. Certain candidates continue to repeat the calumny
that police violence is the major problem facing New Yorkers. These people must
not be allowed near City Hall. Choose wisely. Seth's new book: The Last Days of
New York. [more...]
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