They never carried weapons. Vigilantes is a word that lefties love. Guardian Angels was started decades ago because people were getting attacked as they left the Broadway shows and went to find a restaurant or their car. Many of the Angels go on to become cops.
Curtis has been much more than that in recent years, as many people know. He’s an outstanding public figure who always says what you’re dying to hear, and he genuinely means it.
Adams is the choice of the Dem machine. Almost nothing more needs to be said, but there’s a lot more in a positive vein about Curtis.
One other thing about Adams: He was not against ending the entrance exams for the science high schools until Yang came along and was successfully campaigning on that issue. Then he stole the issue from Yang.
That should give people an idea of the sincerity of his beliefs, aside from his belief that he should win.