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In the wake of the Tom Homan-Eric Adams criminal migrant summit, many people are surprised or even shocked that Mayor Adams is willing to play ball with the incoming border czar over mass migrant deportations, including, more importantly, using executive action to suspend the sanctuary city law. But some observers say the mayor is only doing what he must to keep the city safe. One of those observers, former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton, appeared on the WOR Morning Show and explained why he feels the mayor’s point of view is one that more New York politicians should adopt with regards to crime in the Big Apple.
“Well, I’m a supporter of what the mayor is attempting to do,” Bratton told host Larry Mendte, “which is, effectively, [to] allow enforcement against the criminal element in that population. The exceptions that are currently in the existing situation are not enough to deal with the rapid explosion of criminals in that population over the last year. And so, what Mayor Adams is attempting to do is work with the federal government to basically alleviate the problem that’s the greatest concern with the population, and that’s the criminals in that population, and right now the police’s hands are tied in how to deal with them.”
Bratton expressed cautious optimism when addressing the possibility that New York City may finally be turning the corner on rising crime trends. “Well, the tide is turning as a result of the national election, quite clearly. The Trump Administration is coming in with a different posture than the last four years of the Biden Administration. People tend to want to get on board. They want to catch the wave, politicians in particular, and that’s effectively what’s happening here. So we’ll just have to wait and see what happens as we go forward with it, but it’s a problem that needs addressing, it’s a problem that needs correction, and let’s hope they are able to work some things out going forward.”
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