Cuomo urges de Blasio to use more cops against looters after night of intense protests in NYC

[brooklynite]

Source: CNBC

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo slammed Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday for not deploying enough police officers to stem looting in the state’s most populous city after a night of widespread property destruction and hundreds of arrests.

“I believe the mayor underestimates the scope of the problem. I believe he underestimates the duration of the problem, and I don’t think they’ve used enough police to address the situation,” Cuomo said.

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Cuomo, a Democrat, said that he had offered to send the National Guard to New York City and that de Blasio, who is also a Democrat, had not accepted the offer. In comments that at times appeared to be thinly veiled threats, Cuomo repeatedly noted that a way to override de Blasio on the matter would be to “displace the mayor.”

“Can you displace a mayor? Yes. A mayor can be removed. It has not happened. I can’t find a precedent. But theoretically it is legally possible,” Cuomo said at one point. “It is a bizarre thing to try to do in this situation. I think it would make a bad situation worse. Also, I don’t think it’s necessary, because I believe the NYPD can do this, because the NYPD has done this.”

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/02/cuomo-urges-de-blasio-to-use-more-cops-against-looters-after-nyc-protests.html

[Polybius]

1. Good for Cuomo

My governor!

[soothsayer]

2. I liked Alex ward's take on all this (vox guy)

Said “A more powerful approach would be for the National Guard to protect the protesters, arrange meetings with Governors and protest leadership, and to facilitate the protesters’ expressions of frustration, distrust, and anger to a wider audience in a meaningful way.”

[soothsayer]

3. Not about nyc but everywhere

Squares with my own take that the marchers are marching to... nowhere, instead of to someone (say, governor of mn) who could and should then listen to them.

[Steelrolled]

4. Once again Cuomo and de Blasio are fighting it out during a crisis

Cuomo very Trump-like in his criticism of de Blasio, calling de Blasio's handling of the NYC situation a disgrace and noting he could "displace" the mayor. No leadership, and simply looking out for himself.