MAYOR ADAMS STRIKES OUT:   Even those on our side had some hope for Eric Adams when he was elected New York's second black mayor.  A Democrat, yes, but also a former cop.  Maybe he had some steel behind the smile.

And he said the right things.  And we were sympathetic.  After all, he had a City Council that was just to the left of Lenin, and a state legislature that thought Lenin was a right-wing plant. 

But, alas, our hopes are fading.  Eric, who may mean well, seems to be going the way of the standard Democratic crowd.  Maybe the big boys had a little talk with him.   From Fox: 

Conservatives on social media ridiculed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s new proposal to combat shoplifting and crime at retail stores throughout the city.

The Democrat mayor’s plan, laid out in bullet point format during a local Fox 5 broadcast, included providing "De-escalation training for retail employees," and putting kiosks in stores that connect "would-be thieves" to social service.

Twitter users mocked the mayor for his soft, unrealistic plan that seemed no harsher than putting unruly children in a "time-out corner," as one described. Others argued that the mayor’s plan would make the city more "dangerous" than it has already become. 

Conservative Twitter influencer @AGHamiltion29 shared a screenshot of the Fox affiliate’s outline of the mayor’s proposal Friday. According to it, Adam’s plan would implement four key actions: "Give first-time offenders intervention programs instead of prosecution," provide "de-escalation training for retail employees," "establish neighborhood retail watch groups to share theft info," and "install kiosks in stores to connect would-be thieves w/ social service programs."

AG trashed the plan, simply declaring, "These are not serious people."

Others on the platform shared the user’s sentiment. Some, like The Spectator contributing editor Stephen L. Miller, called it a glorified version of the defund the police initiative.
Seeing as there was no serious crackdown or punishment implemented in the plan, Miller tweeted, "Anything but police is still defunding the police."

Breitbart News columnist AWR Hawkins torched the first point of the plan, writing, "Notice, the very first part of this Democrat mayor's response to soaring shoplifting losses in NYC is to lessen punishment for first-time shoplifters. (He might as well provide first-time shoplifters with bags they can use to carry stolen merchandise out.)"

Communications special advisor for Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Steve Guest observed, "These kiosks will be stolen first."

COMMENT:  So sad, so sad.  David Dinkins was the first black mayor of New York, and served in the late 1980s.  A decent man, he came to office describing New York as a "gorgeous mosaic," and pledged to be mayor of all the people.  But it didn't take long after he was sworn in for the black establishment to get to him, and pretty soon David Dinkins went soft on crime, and the city gave up on him.  In his run for re-election he was defeated by Rudy Giuliani, who made crime his issue and produced dramatic results. 

We may be seeing the same thing again.  The Adams prescription for shoplifting and other crimes comes right out of the radical left-wing playbook.  It is guaranteed to fail.  People are leaving New York by the busload.  But can the Republicans come up with another Rudy?  In Chicago, a complete fool who did nothing right has just been replaced by an even more complete fool whose first steps have been disastrous.  When you play racial politics, that is usually the result.

May 20, 2023