This is part of such a very terrible pattern of behavior on her part. Armed military on subways, repeal of bail reform. And on and on and on. She is a monster.
Lifelong resident of the city. It was depressing that we were so close to getting a no drama mayor. Eric Adams won the instant run-off 51-49. Kathryn Garcia is not big liberal but no Eric Adams.
As to Gov. Hochul, it is to be remembered she was Andrew Cuomo's pick. I'm ready to move on from the Cuomo years, myself.
I definitely do not support this. But I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that maybe this is being done for reasons having nothing to do with crime and everything to do with preventing a terrorist incident in an election year.
Tots carrying lunch bags are very, very suspect, as who knows how much fentanyl and blow they're moving for their big bro...well, let's find out by stopping them and doing a li'l shakedown - perfectly legal, you understand.
Is there even any reason to think that those who perpetrated any of the most recent violent crimes in the subway had bags with weapons? And given the usual casual way bags are checked, I doubt that they would find any, if they were there, unless they were really looking at body language, not bags.
Has the expanded presence of the police had any practical effect, other than moving unhoused people along?
I agree with your article for the most part but I don't necessarily have a problem with banning people from the subway if they are convicted of assaulting someone.
In the mid-1980s there were terrorist attacks on public transport in France. I was living there at the time, in Paris. They put soldiers, wearing camo and carrying big, intimidating guns on trains and buses, yet the public and the soldiers were calm. It was, in fact, reassuring to have them there. The difference is that in the US, one cannot trust the police.
I am joining Duncan Black (Atrios, at Eschaton blog) in announcing that I shall not visit NYC as long as this policy is in place. Democrats must condemn this, and some Democrat must make the governor rescind this idiocy.
Thanks for referencing and linking to my case! Sometimes I wonder if I would have won my challenge to the 2005 subway bag search program had the ACLU and I waited 15 years, well after Stop & Frisk was ruled unconstitutional. We had a decent case. But no one wanted to deny law enforcement anything in the years after 9/11. At least I got to see David Cohen in the flesh. He was the NYPD's first ever Deputy Chief of Intelligence. Being a CIA guy, not none photo of him exists online. The man was and is a spook. He floated onto the witness stand. Told the court that the bag search program works, take the NYPD's word. And then ghosted out.
🤦 You can't beat fascism with more fascism.
This is part of such a very terrible pattern of behavior on her part. Armed military on subways, repeal of bail reform. And on and on and on. She is a monster.
Lifelong resident of the city. It was depressing that we were so close to getting a no drama mayor. Eric Adams won the instant run-off 51-49. Kathryn Garcia is not big liberal but no Eric Adams.
As to Gov. Hochul, it is to be remembered she was Andrew Cuomo's pick. I'm ready to move on from the Cuomo years, myself.
Scratch a "liberal" and a fascist bleeds🤷♀️
Now every fucking driver in NY needs to know the the increase traffic from people not taking the subway is her fault. Ugh.
Chris, re: “It is, bluntly, an instinct to be do things that a Democratic governor should not be doing.”
The Democrats have always been the fascists, and they only accuse Republicans of being what Democrats are. Thus it shall ever be.
I definitely do not support this. But I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that maybe this is being done for reasons having nothing to do with crime and everything to do with preventing a terrorist incident in an election year.
The last thing this country needs is to become more militarized.
Tots carrying lunch bags are very, very suspect, as who knows how much fentanyl and blow they're moving for their big bro...well, let's find out by stopping them and doing a li'l shakedown - perfectly legal, you understand.
Is there even any reason to think that those who perpetrated any of the most recent violent crimes in the subway had bags with weapons? And given the usual casual way bags are checked, I doubt that they would find any, if they were there, unless they were really looking at body language, not bags.
Has the expanded presence of the police had any practical effect, other than moving unhoused people along?
Are you sure she is not a republican? DINO ???
I agree with your article for the most part but I don't necessarily have a problem with banning people from the subway if they are convicted of assaulting someone.
In the mid-1980s there were terrorist attacks on public transport in France. I was living there at the time, in Paris. They put soldiers, wearing camo and carrying big, intimidating guns on trains and buses, yet the public and the soldiers were calm. It was, in fact, reassuring to have them there. The difference is that in the US, one cannot trust the police.
Actually, if citizens of New York were allowed to exercise their second amendment rights they would all be a little more polite.
I am joining Duncan Black (Atrios, at Eschaton blog) in announcing that I shall not visit NYC as long as this policy is in place. Democrats must condemn this, and some Democrat must make the governor rescind this idiocy.
Thanks for referencing and linking to my case! Sometimes I wonder if I would have won my challenge to the 2005 subway bag search program had the ACLU and I waited 15 years, well after Stop & Frisk was ruled unconstitutional. We had a decent case. But no one wanted to deny law enforcement anything in the years after 9/11. At least I got to see David Cohen in the flesh. He was the NYPD's first ever Deputy Chief of Intelligence. Being a CIA guy, not none photo of him exists online. The man was and is a spook. He floated onto the witness stand. Told the court that the bag search program works, take the NYPD's word. And then ghosted out.