In New York City, Will Serious Crime Rise Soon?
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is a man of his word. Among other pledges, he’s going soft on crime in part by reducing personnel at the New York Police Department (NYPD).
In January and February, NYC saw a drop in serious crime, yet, crimes on the city’s subway system rose by 18.5%. According to Fox News, March 7: “[T]ransit crime jumped 18.5% in February, largely driven by felony assaults and grand larcenies.” Felony assault isn’t petty crime. Don’t attribute the city’s two-month crime drop to Mamdani. He only started his term on January 1.
A spike in subway crime may indicate bigger problems brewing. “Broken Windows” – policing stopping lesser crime has proven to deter criminals from committing bigger crimes. It worked for Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg for many years. Broken Windows policing isn’t Mamdani’s way.
More from the Fox News’ article:
[T]he preliminary FY 2027 budget notes the importance of “significantly reducing current vacancies,” which could include reductions in funding for the NYPD based on unfilled positions. Mamdani’s budget proposes a $22 million decrease in the NYPD’s $6.4 billion budget next year.
Mamdani’s predecessor, Eric Adams, proposed at the end of his term that the city hire 5,000 more police officers. However, upon entering office, Mamdani moved to cancel all orders signed by Adams following his Sept. 26, 2024, indictment on bribery and campaign finance offenses. This included the proposed NYPD personnel increase.
Police on the streets discourages crime. That’s a fact and common sense. New Yorkers should enjoy safer streets while they can.
Abigail Spanberger and Virginia Democrats are Setting Up a Confrontation with Uncle Sam
Last year, Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger ran for Virginia governor as a moderate. She won – thanks mostly to votes out of DC’s northern Virginia suburbs. Right. She’s moderate – perhaps according to leftist standards. No sooner were she and legislative Democrats sworn in, legislation to raise multiple taxes and soft on crime measures popped up in the legislature. And Spanberger made sure that the commonwealth would be a sanctuary state, signing an executive order ending cooperation with ICE.
Now, Spanberger is refusing to turn over to ICE an illegal alien who not only committed murder but has a long rap sheet.
Oh, and did I mention that Old Dominion Democrats want to arrest ICE agents doing their jobs?
A set of legislative proposals has gotten Mike Davis’ attention. Davis is a Trump stalwart and runs the Article III Project.
Writes Davis for Fox News, March 7:
The latest example is Virginia, which is passing a series of unconstitutional laws that would dangerously and illegally obstruct ICE. These proposals include criminal penalties, meaning that state law enforcement would attempt to arrest and jail ICE agents for simply doing their jobs. This effort is seditious, insurrectionist, extremely dangerous and blatantly unconstitutional. For the sake of the Republic, the Justice Department must immediately and aggressively quell this Virginia seditious conspiracy.
If these proposals pass, it’ll take the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in again.
Warns Davis:
But civil enforcement is not enough. Virginia Democrat officials plotting to arrest ICE agents for doing their jobs (seditious conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 2384) — and especially those who cause the arrests (insurrection under 18 U.S.C. § 2383, assault, kidnapping, harboring, conspiracy, and more) — must go to federal prison for their serious federal felonies. If anyone gets killed in a deadly standoff between these new Virginia confederates and ICE, these Virginia Democrat officials must face felony-murder charges.
Setting state law enforcement against federal law enforcement amounts to an act of sedition. State authority doesn’t exceed federal authority in matters of immigration enforcement. A serious effort by Virginia Democrats to do so resulting in injury or death to federal and/or state law enforcement officers should be regarded as felonies. It should be regarded as steps toward rebellion. Isn’t that where these Democrats are heading?