De Blasio Says He Will Move NYPD Funding to 'Youth and Social Services': 'Young People Need to Be Reached, Not Policed'

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Black Lives Matter has been trying to use the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests to push the radical agenda of defunding and eliminating the police across the country.

While NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio doesn’t really have the ability to eliminate the police, as much as he might want to, in a salve to the BLM, he did announce he would be taking funding away from the NYPD to support local youth groups and social services.

This morning we committed to move resources from the NYPD to youth and social services as part of our City’s budget.

Our young people need to be reached, not policed.

We can do this AND keep our city safe.

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) June 7, 2020

From NY Post:

“We will be moving funding from the NYPD to youth initiatives and social services,” Hizzoner vowed, calling it part of “deeper reforms” to tackle the “profound disparities” in the city.

It was not clear how much funding was being switched or which groups would receive the extra help. Hizzoner said the “details will be worked out in the budget process in the weeks ahead.”

De Blasio vowed that it would be done “in a way that we are certain continues to ensure that this city will be safe.”

He also said they would be shifting enforcement regarding street vendors away from the NYPD to another agency, saying that street vending involves an “opportunity to move forward” for many immigrants.

Saying “I hear you” is not enough. Here’s what I’m doing right now to make our city more just: pic.twitter.com/PoTu1xgxP2

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) June 7, 2020

So he’s going to make things “more just” by gutting the group who protects New Yorkers? How does that help New Yorkers? All that does is pander to the BLM and it still wouldn’t be regarded as enough by them? How does that do anything to address any issues of police actions? It only makes it harder to police.

Meanwhile, the citizens, who already hate him, will leave in droves.

Breaking: @BilldeBlasio announces that he is defunding the NYPD.

Good luck, New York. pic.twitter.com/lg7ZXTEbwd

— Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) June 7, 2020

Dan Bongino called out the crazy.

Black lives mean absolutely nothing to you if you’re dumb enough to promote the “defund the police” abomination.

— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) June 7, 2020

He’s going to get more people killed. 👇🏻👇🏻 https://t.co/PjedbUfZqn

— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) June 7, 2020

So is de Blasio going to give up his NYPD protective detail who drive him to the gym and the park while others were required to stay home? After all, that would guarantee that things were more “fair,” right?

This is insanity.

Are they ready for more of this? Because that’s what they’ll get.

These peaceful protesters are absolute cowards. Here's what they did to the NYPD. pic.twitter.com/TkDC4f6MGX

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 7, 2020