Current and former New York City Police Department officials this week slammed Democratic Gov. Cathy Hochul for deploying 750 National Guard troops to New York City’s subways after a spike in violent crime. new york post report.
On Wednesday, Hochul announced a “five-point plan.” That includes deploying 1,000 New York National Guard, New York State Troopers and Metropolitan Transportation Authority police officers to help the NYPD conduct transit bag screenings, Blaze News previously reported. reported. report.
Hochul launched the plan in response to a series of “brazen and brutal attacks on our nation’s subway system.”
The governor mentioned plans to increase law enforcement presence, saying, “You’re going to see us working with the New York State Police to make sure that no weapons are brought to the table.” Ta.
NYPD Chief John Chell denounced Hochul’s plan, saying New Yorkers “I want truth and solutions.”
Chell pointed to a 12% drop in traffic crimes over the past five weeks due to the deployment of additional NYPD officers as part of a plan by the NYPD and New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams.
“Our transportation system is not a ‘war’ zone!” Chell wrote to X: “Baggage checks have been in place since 2005.”
He criticized Hochul’s crime mitigation policies.
“Let’s try this,” Chell continued. “When we arrest repeat offenders, we arraign them, indict them, indict them, and incarcerate them. We need to remove restrictions on discovery and ‘bail reform’ so that the DA can incarcerate repeat offenders.” Let’s fix it. Parolees go back to prison if they violate the law. “Less is more” is hurting our city.” “Harm versus harm” is being properly utilized in bailing and remanding repeat offenders. hold the judge accountable. ”
“If you want change, vote for the change you want. This is what New Yorkers want and deserve. All stakeholders do their jobs! Stay safe,” he concluded his comment.
NYPD Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry spoke out for patrol chiefs, saying, “Remember when we said recidivism is a problem…Crime is caused by a small number of people who commit many crimes.” ” he added.
In a recent interview with WPIX, Chell explained, “There are other stakeholders in the criminal justice system business.”
“Every time we make an arrest, it gets turned over to other stakeholders, prosecutors and judges who are bound by the laws passed by state legislatures. And somehow we end up making the same people over and over again. He has been arrested many times,” he said.
“As we have said repeatedly since day one, the lack of punishment for repeat offenders poses one of the greatest challenges to the safe subway system that New Yorkers deserve. This important topic is receiving more attention than ever right now. I’m glad to see they’re collecting ‘no surprises,”’ Chell said on X Friday.
Former NYPD Chief of Police Bernard Kerik had even more harsh words to say about Hochul’s leadership, calling her plan to send in troops “the whole thing is a farce.”
“You’re going to harass law-abiding citizens. You’ve got thugs with .40 cals, or 9mm guns, walking right by you because you don’t have a bag!” Kerik said. Shared in a post X. “Quit the theater!”
He continued: “Repeat or abolish bail reform and lock up violent criminals with maximum sentences.” “The NYPD knows their job! If we gave them the tools and laws they need to do their job, we wouldn’t have this problem! This is not brain surgery. We We’ve done this before, and we’ve done it better than anyone in law enforcement.” With the right leadership, it’s possible! ”
“Crime is on the rise in New York because the governor is deathly afraid of angering the radical left, endangering his community and endangering his police officers!” Kerik added.
The former commissioner told Hochul to do this. [her] work! “
The governor defended his new plan in response to some criticism, insisting that “the law is meant to go after repeat offenders.”
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