A top official in the Adams administration went online and slammed the “extremist” City Council, saying that their policies were to blame for the murder of a New York City police officer and the rise in crime and chaos that followed.
“What is it going to take for extremist supporters and elected officials to realize that what they have done to severely weaken our public safety system is putting people in danger for no reason?” Assistant Deputy Mayor Louis Molina posed this question on LinkedIn.
In essence, the former jail commissioner said in the public post, “general disorder and repeat offenders of crime are not being discouraged because we have legally removed almost all consequences for people who refuse to live within the bounds of the law or social norms of society.”
They shared The Post’s story about how the head of the Sergeants Benevolent Association told councilmembers to stay away from the funeral for NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller on Saturday. A lot of cops, jail staff, and City Hall staff liked the comments.
President of the SBA, Vincent Vallelong, criticized anti-cop local lawmakers in a scathing memo he sent to his members Wednesday morning.
“They are just as morally responsible for PO Diller’s death as the convicted killer who did it,” he yelled.
Vallelong later named Adrienne Adams, who is Council Speaker and has no connection to Mayor Eric Adams, and Jumaane Williams, who is Public Advocate, saying that they were spying on police.
Molina’s post contains some of the worst things the Adams administration has said about the City Council. Soon, budget talks will get really heated.
When it comes to public criticism of city lawmakers, Mayor Adams has been much quieter. This was true even when lawmakers decided earlier this year to override vetoes on the controversial How Many Stops Act and a ban on solitary confinement.
Molina did not say which policies or rules he thought had an effect on crime or recidivism, though.
Mayor Lincoln Restler of the city of Chicago replied to the post.
Restler said, “Louis Molina made our public safety systems weaker by pushing for a federal takeover of our jail system and getting rid of programs that keep people from breaking the law again.”
City Hall did not immediately answer calls.
