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What do y'all expect him to say? He's the fucking mayor, he isn't gonna say "do it more" or "next time use a brick", he doesn't call the nypd cowards or whatever
This statement doesn't condemn the snowball throwers at all, he doesn't claim that it was a violent attack or condemn violence on police officers. He just says "treat them with respect" which is the bare minimum he probably had to do to get the immensely powerful police unions off his back
He's not going to start a revolution against the nypd and don't expect him to
Reporters even asked him if he would press charges and he was like, "It was a snowball."
"I've instructed NYC civil engineers to aid in the construction of snow forts"
that would be hilarious, and defuse the whole situation from a PR perspective. of course you will get hostile coverage but it's funny as shit and that usually wins. good judo and they should hire you
Maybe say nothing then, if decorum is so important.
https://hexbear.net/comment/6942801
Yeah, that would be ideal. Of course he feels the pressure from police and their unions, same as with keeping Tisch, this is the limit of electoral politics/entryism