Posted on 06/07/2020 8:09:50 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday pledged for the first time to cut the citys police funding, following 10 nights of mass protests against police violence and mounting demands that he overhaul a department whose tactics have caused widespread consternation.
The mayor on Sunday declined to say precisely how much funding he planned to divert to social services from the New York Police Department, which has an annual budget of $6 billion, representing more than 6 percent of Mr. de Blasios proposed $90 billion budget.
de Blasio said the details would be worked out with the City Council in advance of the July 1 budget deadline.
Were committed to seeing a shift of funding to youth services, to social services, that will happen literally in the course of the next three weeks, but Im not going to go into detail because it is subject to negotiation and we want to figure out what makes sense, Mr. de Blasio said.
As recently as Friday, de Blasio expressed skepticism about cutting police funding, even as he noted that all city agencies might face cuts, absent more financial assistance from the federal government.
His Sunday morning reversal was one of two shifts in his stance toward protesters. In the early morning, he announced on Twitter that New York Citys first curfew since World War II would end effectively immediately, a day earlier than planned. He attributed the course correction to his belief that the protests had become more peaceful in recent days.
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Hey N.Y. Police officers, you going to put it all on the line for this putz?
How about you turn your backs on this marxist POS DeBlasio
and show the world that you have some moxie and that this guy is Horse Shit.
All police will now be replaced with the ‘thought’ police... They will resolve all disputes with shaming and kneeling.
Looking forward to hearing Giuliani
I loved the Death Wish movies. I Sent to one in the 80s and the audience loved it when Jersey snuffed out the thugs.
Folks it’s time for “Escape from New York.” Git while the gittin’s good.
The police should stop patrolling the most wealthy areas, including the mayor’s residences and Gracie Mansion. And make it known that they are unprotected. The neighborhoods where a preponderance of residents object to police presence as well. Let those “poor” who haven’t killed one another yet go out and raid the rich with impunity.
Democrats continue to turn cities into rats nests.
Insane hysteria.
We should not allow the fu### that aided abetted encourage supported and voted for these scumbags and their programs to leave the city. Live in the sh## you voted for
Why are the police unions so quiet on this subject?
WEAK.....
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