Adams was (at least IMO) the most conservative of the serious candidates for mayor; people voted for him because he was an ex-cop with the expectation that he would be tough on crime. People also blame him (and executive-branch politicians in general) for things that aren’t actually within his control, so I can see why he would want to draw attention to the city council like this, but it’s still grandstanding rather than effective policy.
“tough on crime” is such a nonsense, afactual, high truthiness position. Anyone who unironically talks about being tough on crime should be barred from involvement in politics. It’s a strong indicator they’re going to ignore facts and data and just do what “feels” good to them.
For reals. Why would anybody just waltz in and choose to let extra murderers and rapists go when they could instead take them off the streets? It’s just a proclamation for candidates and their drones who have no new ideas or strong positions geared at advancing society.
Adams was (at least IMO) the most conservative of the serious candidates for mayor; people voted for him because he was an ex-cop with the expectation that he would be tough on crime. People also blame him (and executive-branch politicians in general) for things that aren’t actually within his control, so I can see why he would want to draw attention to the city council like this, but it’s still grandstanding rather than effective policy.
“tough on crime” is such a nonsense, afactual, high truthiness position. Anyone who unironically talks about being tough on crime should be barred from involvement in politics. It’s a strong indicator they’re going to ignore facts and data and just do what “feels” good to them.
For reals. Why would anybody just waltz in and choose to let extra murderers and rapists go when they could instead take them off the streets? It’s just a proclamation for candidates and their drones who have no new ideas or strong positions geared at advancing society.