After Defunding The Police, NYC First Lady Wants New Yorkers To “Defend Their Neighbors” As Crime Spikes
After helping push the “defund the police” movement last summer through her husband, New York City’s first lady, Chirlane McCray, is now asking the public to physically intervene in violent altercations as assaults cases spike.
The wife of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said New Yorkers should “physically intervene” to stop the rise of violent crimes, nine months after her husband slashed police funds to be “redirected” to “youth initiatives and social services” instead.
“As attacks on Asian American communities continue, we’re asking New Yorkers to show up for their neighbors and intervene when witnessing hateful violence or harassment,” McCray wrote in a series of Twitter posts on March 6. “I know that can be frightening when you aren’t sure what to do or say,
