{"id":2237801,"date":"2024-05-05T16:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T20:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adams-defends-law-enforcements-response-to-college-protests-not-trying-to-be-politically-correct\/"},"modified":"2024-05-05T16:38:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T20:38:36","slug":"adams-defends-law-enforcements-response-to-college-protests-not-trying-to-be-politically-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adams-defends-law-enforcements-response-to-college-protests-not-trying-to-be-politically-correct\/","title":{"rendered":"Adams supports law enforcement&#8217;s college protest response, prioritizes effectiveness over political correctness"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fadams-defends-law-enforcements-response-to-college-protests-not-trying-to-be-politically-correct%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=2237801&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--><p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the city&#8217;s police\u200b response to college protests, emphasizing the balance between free speech\u200d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-d-c-mayor-extends-emergency-declaration-for-15-days\/\" title=\"Washington, D.C. mayor extends emergency declaration for 15 days\">public safety<\/a>. His support follows concerns raised\u2063 by Rep. Jamaal Bowman regarding \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-unanimously-agrees-police-illegally-seized-a-mans-firearms-in-violation-of-the-4th-amendment\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Unanimously Agrees: Police Illegally Seized A Man\u2019s Firearms In Violation Of The 4th Amendment\">police actions<\/a> \u200con \u2063campuses, which \u200bcontradict the democratic principles of education. Adams, \u2064a Democrat and former\u2062 police officer, highlighted the infiltration of radical \u2063ideologies into youth protests.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York City<\/a> Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Eric Adams<\/a> defended the response of the city\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>police<\/a> department to various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campus-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>college protests<\/a>, stressing the importance of free speech while keeping the city safe.<\/p>\n<p>Adams\u2019s defense comes after Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) wrote on X that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-jamaal-bowman-pushes-defunding-police-after-requesting-special-police-protection-at-his-home\/\" title=\"Democrat Jamaal Bowman Pushes Defunding Police After Requesting Special Police Protection At His Home\">increased police presence<\/a> on college campuses, along with the arrests of \u201chundreds of students,\u201d go against the idea of education being a cornerstone of the United States\u2019s democracy. Adams, a fellow Democrat and former police officer, showed off a flier found at a protest, which included the phrase \u201cdeath to America,\u201d and warned how younger people protesting are being infiltrated with radicalization.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The militarization of college campuses, extensive police presence, and arrest of hundreds of students are in direct opposition to the role of education as a cornerstone of our democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Jamaal Bowman (@RepBowman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBowman\/status\/1785483007836455072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis has left a point of advocating for a particular item, and as I say over and over again, there\u2019s a real attempt to radicalize our young people, and when you look at some of the information and some of the people who are there, we need to be clear that we cannot take this lightly,\u201d Adams said.<\/p>\n<p>Adams also warned against those who are not college students from protesting on college campuses, stating that they are free to protest wherever they want in the Big Apple but that protesting on campuses as a non-student makes them an \u201coutsider.\u201d He added that those who train people to do \u201cdestructive things\u201d are an \u201cagitator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so I\u2019m not trying to be politically correct,\u201d Adams said. \u201cI\u2019m trying to be correct for the City of New York as we make sure the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-nyc-should-be-able-to-resume-indoor-dining-at-25-capacity-starting-valentines-day\/\" title=\"Cuomo: NYC should be able to resume indoor dining at 25% capacity starting Valentine\u2019s Day\">city continues<\/a> to be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mayor\u2019s office has claimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/office-of-the-mayor\/news\/351-24\/mayor-adams-nypd-commissioner-caban-provide-additional-details-highlighting-nearly-50-percent-of\">29%<\/a> of those arrested from the protests were unaffiliated with Columbia University, one of the campuses predominately affected by the protests. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/2991430\/many-outside-agitators-new-york-city-mayor-cited-at-columbia-are-not-professional-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a review of police records and interviews<\/a> showed that only nine people out of the dozens of protesters arrested at Columbia had no ties to the campus, and had also protested at other universities.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor also expressed hope that colleges in the city should be allowed to host their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-week-in-campus-insanity-vol-35\/\" title=\"This Week In Campus Insanity Vol. 35\u00a0\u00a0\">graduation ceremonies<\/a> this year, stating that the city will ensure these ceremonies are held \u201cin a peaceful manner.\u201d The statement comes after several colleges across the country have canceled their plans for graduation ceremonies due to the pro-Palestinian protests.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayor Adams backs NYC police handling of college protests, balancing free speech and safety. 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