Freedom4um

Status: Not Logged In; Sign In

National News
See other National News Articles

Title: New York Governor Is Filling Her Office With Defund The Police Appointees, More Criminals On The Loose
Source: [None]
URL Source: https://politicodaily.com/new-york- ... es-more-criminals-on-the-loose
Published: Sep 30, 2021
Author: Politico Daily
Post Date: 2021-10-02 23:47:52 by BTP Holdings
Keywords: None
Views: 32

New York Governor Is Filling Her Office With Defund The Police Appointees, More Criminals On The Loose

By Politico Daily - September 30, 2021

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has shown that she is not willing to back the blue and defend law enforcement. She recently signed into law the “Less is More Act,” which would stop states from putting ex-cons back behind bars for missing appointments, violating curfew, or testing positive for drugs or alcohol. Most people have described NY’s “Less is More” program as “less enforcement and more violence,” even though Hochul has claimed that her administration does not support defunding the police.

Recently, Hochul appointed Amit Bagga as her deputy secretary for intergovernmental affairs, which is a key post in the administration. Bagga lost the City Council primary in June for Queens’ District 26 seat, even though he received support and endorsement from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a notable left-winged political figure.

Although Bagga took down his campaign site, screenshots have saved his proposals for cutting down the NYPD’s budget by $3 billion, reducing the size of the force by 5%, removing cops from public schools, and mental health responses, as well as decriminalizing all drugs. He’d also responded in a Jim Owles Democratic Club online questionnaire that he “strongly believes” in the dismantling of the specific type of police state we live in. He went on to say that the criminal justice system is rooted in the “original sin of slavery” and that the system itself is weaponized to “criminalize, impoverish and murder Black Americans in particular.”

But Bagga is not the only official looking to cut down on law enforcement. Hochul’s newly appointed lieutenant-governor Brian Benjamin also tweeted his support of the defund-the-police movement back in January when he said he believes there are parts of the NYPD budget that are “not essential” for public safety.

Click for Full Text!


Poster Comment:

Once you go Bagga, you never go back.

Post Comment   Private Reply   Ignore Thread