{"id":199196,"date":"2021-03-08T08:15:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T13:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=199196"},"modified":"2021-03-08T08:15:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T13:15:06","slug":"after-defunding-the-police-nyc-first-lady-pleads-for-citizens-to-intervene-in-violent-crimes-as-assaults-spike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-defunding-the-police-nyc-first-lady-pleads-for-citizens-to-intervene-in-violent-crimes-as-assaults-spike\/","title":{"rendered":"After \u2018Defunding The Police,\u2019 NYC First Lady Pleads For Citizens To Intervene In Violent Crimes As Assaults Spike"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafter-defunding-the-police-nyc-first-lady-pleads-for-citizens-to-intervene-in-violent-crimes-as-assaults-spike%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=199196&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/McCray-De-Blasio.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The wife of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio wants citizens to personally \u201cphysically intervene\u201d to stop violent crimes, nine months after she <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/06\/09\/chirlane-mccray-was-behind-decision-to-shift-nypd-funding\/\">convinced her husband<\/a> to get aboard the \u201cdefund the police\u201d movement by redirecting money from police to \u201cyouth initiatives and social services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shootings in New York City <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/01\/06\/nyc-shootings-and-homicides-soared-in-2020-crime-data-shows\/\">doubled<\/a> in 2020 and were up <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/03\/04\/nyc-shootings-surged-in-february-despite-snowfall-nypd\/\">75 percent<\/a> last month compared to a year prior. Burglaries have also increased, and violent, unprovoked crimes against Asians have become endemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs attacks on Asian American communities continue, we\u2019re asking New Yorkers to show up for their neighbors and intervene when witnessing hateful violence or harassment. I know that can be frightening when you aren\u2019t sure what to do or say, but you can learn,\u201d New York City\u2019s First Lady Chirlane McCray <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCFirstLady\/status\/1368269969293799424\">wrote<\/a> on Twitter March 6. \u201cFear is a normal feeling when stepping into a confrontation, but being prepared can help.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As attacks on Asian American communities continue, we\u2019re asking New Yorkers to show up for their neighbors and intervene when witnessing hateful violence or harassment. I know that can be frightening when you aren\u2019t sure what to do or say, but you can learn.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chirlane McCray (@NYCFirstLady) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCFirstLady\/status\/1368269969293799424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She suggested that witnesses step into the middle of a \u201chate crime or incident\u201d and engage directly with the person who is being targeted by asking a question like, \u201cWhat time is it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also advised that witnesses \u201cRespond directly to the aggressor or physically intervene and only after assessing the situation. Be confident, assertive, calm. This is risky, but sometimes all we can do is speak up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They could also \u201cSupport a person in crisis by recording on your phone\u201d and \u201cCheck in with the survivor after the incident. This shows them that they are valued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her remarks came about a week after Yong Zheng was killed in Brooklyn intervening in <a href=\"https:\/\/newyork.cbslocal.com\/2021\/03\/03\/yong-zheng-brooklyn-memorial\/\">just such a situation<\/a>, attempting to help a stranger, who was also Asian, whom he saw being robbed.<\/p>\n<p>McCray, a major figure in city government in her own right, has frequently decried anti-black racism and has a fractured relationship with the city\u2019s police. In April de Blasio named his wife, who is black, as co-chair of the city\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bill-de-blasio-picks-wife-to-head-new-coronavirus-task-force-on-racial-inclusion-and-equity\">Task Force on Racial Inclusion and Equity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In June, de Blasio put her in charge of a \u201cCommission on Racial Justice and Reconciliation\u201d that will examine whether monuments and buildings honoring founding fathers like <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/06\/19\/chirlane-mccray-will-judge-nyc-washington-jefferson-statues\/\">George Washington<\/a> and Thomas Jefferson should be removed or renamed because of their association with slavery, the New York Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>That came after she overrode residents\u2019 vote to erect a statue honoring Mother Frances Cabrini, an Italian-American nun. The statue would have been just one of seven, three of whom were black. McCray said that though the nun \u201cset an example of compassion and leadership that resonates powerfully today\u2026 it will take many more years to correct centuries of neglect and the glaring gender and ethnic imbalance in our public spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/actor-rips-de-blasios-racist-wife-for-snubbing-italian-american-statue-winner-for-more-diverse-women\">Actor Rips De Blasio\u2019s \u2018Racist\u2019 Wife For Snubbing Italian-American Statue Winner For More \u2018Diverse\u2019 Women<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NYPD statistics list 20 arrests for alleged anti-Asian hate crimes in 2020. Most of the suspects were black.<\/p>\n<p>On February 25, 2021, 23-year old Salman Mufihi allegedly stabbed a 36-year old Asian man and said, \u201cIf he dies, he dies. I don\u2019t give a f**k,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/02\/26\/us\/hate-crime-stabbing-attack-asian-man-new-york\/index.html\">CNN<\/a> reported. De Blasio called it a \u201chorrible act of violence against an Asian American man out of nowhere, just pure hatred\u201d and said \u201cwe have to stop hate.\u201d Mufihi was not charged with a hate crime.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, NYPD officers turned their backs to de Blasio outside the funeral of officer Wenjian Liu, who was killed by Ismaaiyl Brinsley, who was angry about perceived injustice against blacks and abuses by police. \u201cThe man who killed my husband believed the lie told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/nyc-crime\/ny-wenjian-liu-widow-speaks-out-support-cops-20201021-barn32xcuneajhbz2gbnufgcca-story.html\">by the politicians<\/a> and the radicals that police are evil,\u201d his widow said.<\/p>\n<p>Activists who have frequently protested police abuse and black oppression have appropriated assaults on Asians to promote their causes, with one group blaming \u201cwhite supremacy\u201d for an alleged black-on-Asian crime.&nbsp;As Intercept reporter Lee Fang noted, New York activists on February 20 held a rally titled, \u201cEnd the violence towards Asians: Let\u2019s united against white nationalism\u201d in Washington Square Park to attain \u201cJustice for Vicha Ratanapakdee.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There\u2019s a \u201cMarch Against White Nationalism\u201d today in NYC re recent violence against Asians, and this is the social image promoting it. Uhh is there a shred of evidence that 84 year old Vicha Ratanapakdee was killed by \u201cwhite nationalism\u201d? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rsFW2qZQwx\">https:\/\/t.co\/rsFW2qZQwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XE3VMv0Uy1\">pic.twitter.com\/XE3VMv0Uy1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lee Fang (@lhfang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lhfang\/status\/1363247763174035457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ratanapakdee, an 84-year old man from Thailand, was killed January 28 as he walked in his San Francisco neighborhood at 8:30am. Antoine Watson, a 19-year old black man, was charged with murder.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wife of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio wants citizens to personally \u201cphysically intervene\u201d to stop violent crimes, nine months after she convinced her husband to get aboard the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310264,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/McCray-De-Blasio.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"After \u2018Defunding The Police,\u2019 NYC First Lady Pleads For Citizens To Intervene In Violent Crimes As Assaults Spike","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/McCray-De-Blasio.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"After \u2018Defunding The Police,\u2019 NYC First Lady Pleads For Citizens To Intervene In Violent Crimes As Assaults Spike","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}