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For everyone looking to bash Mamdani over the NYPD;
You all realize they are an armed gang beholden to the wealthy elite that actively see Mamdani as a threat, right? He is the exact thing they don't want.
And so the moves he makes are designed to not piss off the biggest, best-armed gang in the city that has an international paramilitary wing supported by multiple national governments. You know, to prevent them from going fully rogue en masse rather than just the "handful "of individuals we currently have who step outside the lines designated by "polite" society.
Can he change the commissioner? Sure. Might even be a good first step. Or maybe the devil you know how to deal with is better than the devil you don't. What pressure valve does she represent, what chip does she have to play that not only keeps her in power but also makes that boys club follow her lead? I don't know and I'm pretty sure neither do any of you.
Armchair politics is easy when you've got nothing but words on the line. Dealing with actual human lives as the NYPD forces you to changes your calculus out of necessity if you wish to retain your own humanity. Which it seems Mamdani does even if he isn't extreme enough for your personal preferences.
Back when Bill de Blasio was mayor, he was also trying to regulate the NYPD. In response, they arrested and doxxed his daughter.
Get rid of totally unqualified Nepo-Baby Tisch, who's only previous experience was a short stint as Rat Czar. She's Sociopathic Oligarch scum, who is in that position to make sure the NYC Police Department doesn't forget its primary commitment to protecting the city's wealthiest citizens.
And then install a chief who has zero control over the entire force because that pick isn't part of the in-crowd.
I'm not saying I disagree with your assessment of the current situation, just that the situation as regards peoples actual real lives is far more complicated than your bevy of buzzwords and that is the reality Mamdani has to deal with; whose blood and how much is on his hands? In this case, I'm going to have to err on the side of the guy who actually has the information with a running record of actually making good on his social promises, one Zohran Mamdani.
If you think that guy isn't loathed by the NYPD for being a brown liberal, then I've got a few bridges in his neighborhood that you should totally consider buying from me.