Mike Bloomberg Slammed Over Unearthed Audio of Himself Defending Stop and Frisk: 'This is Disgusting

[JoeOtterbein]

Mediaite

By Ken Meyer Feb 11th, 2020, 8:03 am

Mike Bloomberg is facing political blowback after audio emerged of himself giving a full-throated defense of his stop and frisk policy as former New York City mayor.

Progressive podcast host Benjamin Dixon uncovered audio of a speech Bloomberg gave to the Aspen Institute five years ago, which he blocked from public release at the time. In the address, Bloomberg spoke unapologetically in favor of stop and frisk while saying that cities need to “put a lot of cops in the streets,” particularly in “minority neighborhoods.”

“Ninety-five percent of murders — murderers and murder victims fit one M.O. You can just take a description, Xerox it, and pass it out to all the cops. They are male, minorities, 16-25. That’s true in New York, that’s true in virtually every city…And that’s where the real crime is.”

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more questionable nonsense at link

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread JoeOtterbein.

[cherryinpa]

2. Very disturbing

This is very disturbing and the DNC should disqualify him.

Plenty of good Democrat candidates without this racist baggage.

All he's doing is hurting Biden / Klobuchar chances, we don't need a Republican in the race regardless of how much $$$ he got.

[sarisataka]

3. You don't even have to go back to 2015

He was still defending the policy in 2019. His epiphany came when he changed his mind and decided to run.

But I am sure his apology was true and sincere

[jimfields33]

4. I never trusted him from day one

I hope this goes nationwide so those that support him at least can evaluate with this information before it’s too late and he’s the nominee.

[hedda_foil]

5. "Just throw them up against the wall and frisk them."

Bloomberg also used his speech to dismiss criticism from those who noted that stop and frisk caused a disproportionate amount of arrests for minorities over low-level offenses like marijuana possession.

“Yes, that’s true. Why? Because we put all the cops in minority neighborhoods,” said Bloomberg. “Why do we do it? Because that’s where all the crime is. And the way you get the guns out of the kids’ hands is to throw them up against the wall and frisk them.”

[Quackers]

6. Oh it's ok though. He repented for it in November for some reason.

[George II]

7. Bloomberg's skyrocketing in the polls so now all of these attack OPs?

[Devil Child]

9. Bloomberg is being vetted.

I thought vetting a candidate was necessary?

[Quackers]

11. Not for me. I was warning against Bloomberg since last year.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287359710

What troubles me is how so many of Joe’s supporters are jumping ship and going all in for Bloomberg. I honestly don’t understand that. I thought Joe would keep his support at least through South Carolina if not the nomination. I don’t get why he’s losing so many to Bloomberg so quickly.

[Devil Child]

13. I don't get it either, also don't understand why they are overlooking Buttigieg or Klobuchar

In the mad dash to Bloomberg.

[Quackers]

14. Money

Bloomberg has it. The other candidates don’t. People are willing to overlook Bloomberg’s racism and flip flopping as long as he spends enough money to remove Trump. I can’t be that fickle with my vote. Not in the primaries.

[left-of-center2012]

8. "Mike Bloomberg Slammed" by Sanders supporters

WOW - Bloomberg really worries the progressives.

Why all the mud slinging?
All that mud will be thrown back in the fall by the GOP
and used against the eventual Democratic nominee.

[Quackers]

12. This isn't a Sanders supporter attack. This is actual concern from several candidates supporters.

nt

[Devil Child]

10. Thanks JoeOtterbein!