gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agoNYC Mayor Adams Vetoes Police Transparency and Solitary Confinement Billswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1396arrow-down14file-text
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minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoBut it was more than that. He was also running as the only Democratic candidate to not “defund the police”. His veto is following what he ran on.
minus-squareKevonLooneylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoIn NYC, “defund the police” means “don’t give them a handy with the $100K in overtime for playing Candy Crush”.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoThe problem is not all voters hear that.
But it was more than that. He was also running as the only Democratic candidate to not “defund the police”.
His veto is following what he ran on.
In NYC, “defund the police” means “don’t give them a handy with the $100K in overtime for playing Candy Crush”.
The problem is not all voters hear that.