A suspect in Ethan Williams's murder was arrested last week, more than two years after the killing. The suspect has nine prior arrests dating back nine years.
"My son is dead because a criminal with nine previous arrests was free, walking the streets of New York City," Williams said.
Hochul also called the topic of crime a "conspiracy" and said that it’s just a few "high-profile instances" creating a "sense of fear."
Gov. Hochul has only herself to blame for eroding poll numbers
If Kathy Hochul manages to blow the substantial lead in the polls she enjoyed during the summer, she only has herself to blame, along with self-hating white ‘progressives.’ These Judas Goats have thrown ethnic working-class whites under the bus; now their chickens have come home to roost. They bought into Critical Race Theory and demonized their own ethnic groups in the process.
Hochul, often referred to as the “unelected governor of New York” by Tucker Carlson, was born Kathleen Courtney and is of Irish Catholic ancestry. Given the history of discrimination and violence against Irish Catholics in the US in the 19th and early 20th centuries, it’s astonishing that she would align herself with the self-hating Critical Race Theory crowd. She is either ignorant of the history of the Irish in America, or she willfully suppresses her knowledge of it. I suspect it’s the latter, and that is disgraceful.
To Democrats such as Hochul, Cuomo, Schumer, and others in New York state, working and middle-class ethnic New Yorkers may as well be non-persons given their concerns are never addressed. These cultural Marxists constantly complain of “threats to our democracy” while they continue to tear down the country with cashless bail, confiscatory taxes, anti-science Covid regulations, the destruction of women’s sports by allowing biological men to dominate, Orwellian speech codes that they force on the rest of us, and endless other leftist nonsense in an effort to consolidate their tyrannical power.
Image: Kathy Hochul. YouTube screen grab.
Hochul is a Trojan Horse whom the NRA endorsed in 2012. She is now their biggest opponent, enacting some of the most anti-Second Amendment laws in the country, rivaling even those of California. As a further insult, none of these laws would have prevented the mass shootings that Democrats never fail to exploit.
I worked in the New York state court system for over 25 years, and I can tell you that the vast majority of gun crimes are committed using illegal guns. Violent criminals have never respected gun laws. Piling on several more while grandstanding during an election year will continue to have no effect.
Gov. Hochul’s sermons during her Covid lockdowns and her continuing to enforce the mandates that she inherited from disgraced Gov. Andrew Cuomo were hypocritical acts as well as being politically insane. She called the vaccinated masses “the smart ones,” while she attacked the unvaccinated as threats to society who should be brow-beaten and shunned. She even went so far as to imply that God is on the side of the vaccinated. Riiiight…
This speech hasn’t aged well because the problems and side effects of the vaccine continue to surface. Who are the ‘smart ones’ now, Kathy?
It was only a matter of time before the self-hate that ethnic white Democrats exploited for political gain came back to bite them on the behind. Let’s hope this trend continues. They forgot where they came from. This election will hopefully prove that the voters they demonized didn’t forget.
Michael A. Bertolone, M.S. is a past Executive V.P. of the Monroe County (N.Y) Law Enforcement Association, and a freelance writer in Rochester, NY. His other articles can be found at American Thinker and Substack.
Hail Mary Jane: Hollywood Celebrities Ignore Crushing Crime, Beg New York Potheads to Vote Kathy Hochul
Fearing low turnout among demoralized Democrats in New York, Hollywood stars are making a last-ditch effort by appealing to potheads to support unelected incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), pushing her pro-marijuana platform as a major selling point. Like getting stoned on a regular basis? Vote for Hochul.
“She has upheld the most equitable marijuana legalization in the country, giving those who suffered the most under racist laws the opportunity to benefit,” said Julianne Moore in a campaign video released late Monday.
In the video, John Leguziamo accused challenger Lee Zeldin (R) of promoting policies that would “prevent New York state from leading the nation in progressive marijuana policies.”
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My Cousin Vinny star Marisa Tomei also appealed to New Yorkers. “New York! We cannot go backwards. We need a big blue wave to win,” she said.
As Breitbart News reported, polls show Hochul and Zeldin in a virtual tie. A Trafalgar Group poll published in late October found that of the 1,198 likely general election voters, 48.4 percent would vote for the Zeldin, while 47.6 percent would vote for Hochul. With four percent undecided, Zeldin leads the Democrat incumbent by less than a point and within the margin of error.
Under Hochul’s administration, crime has soared to levels not seen in generations, forcing families to flee the state en masse. In New York City in the past year, rape has jumped by 10.9 percent, robbery has soared by 32.4 percent, burglary is up 29.1 percent, and grand larceny has skyrocketed by 38.5 percent.
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Father of Murdered Son Says Kathy Hochul Is ‘Tone-Deaf to the Suffering of Families Like Mine’
The father of a murdered 20-year-old called out New York governor Kathy Hochul (D.) for her repeated dismissals of increasing crime in her state.
Jason Williams, whose son Ethan was fatally shot in New York City two years ago, said Hochul’s constant downplaying is "tone-deaf to the suffering of families like mine." Ethan was fatally struck by a stray bullet during a vacation with friends.
"To hear one candidate say to another, ‘I’m not sure why that’s so important to you’ in regards to crime surges in New York is tone-deaf," Williams said in reference to Hochul's comment during the Oct. 25 gubernatorial debate when Republican Lee Zeldin pressed the governor to speak on crime and cashless bail.
"The weight of silence of your elected leaders has not gone unnoticed," Wiliams added.
A suspect in Ethan Williams's murder was arrested last week, more than two years after the killing. The suspect has nine prior arrests dating back nine years.
"My son is dead because a criminal with nine previous arrests was free, walking the streets of New York City," Williams said.
Hochul also called the topic of crime a "conspiracy" and said that it’s just a few "high-profile instances" creating a "sense of fear."
Published under: Crime, Kathy Hochul, Lee Zeldin, New York, New York City
Crime Starters USA
Column: The policies responsible for the coming Democratic disaster
New York governor Kathy Hochul is a case study in denial. The unelected Democrat is in trouble because she won't acknowledge the danger of rising crime. When challenger Lee Zeldin, a Republican congressman from Long Island, brought up public safety during last week's debate, Hochul scoffed. "I don't know why that's so important to you," she said. She might as well have stuck her tongue out at voters. Support for Zeldin has surged in recent days.
Hochul may yet win. New York hasn't voted for a Republican governor since 2002. Whatever the outcome—and Zeldin has a path to victory—the takeaway is clear: Crime is once again a matter of national concern.
Look at the polls. Sixty-one percent of registered voters told the Pew Research Center this month that violent crime is very important to their midterm vote. An October Gallup poll had crime in third place, after the economy and abortion. The October Fox poll showed that crime was second only to inflation in voters' minds. According to another recent Gallup survey, a record 56 percent of Americans say there is more crime in their area than there was last year.
Hochul blames this sentiment on mass delusion. "These are master manipulators," she told MSNBC on October 30. "They have this conspiracy going all across America trying to convince people in Democratic states that they're not safe." Hochul didn't say who "they" are. She meant Republicans.
The truth is that Hochul is the one who's out of touch. The reason voters are worried about crime is that crime has been rising. Sensational stories of subway murders, carjackings, kidnappings, and shoplifting are not isolated events. Murder and assaults have increased nationwide since 2019. Murder has dropped off somewhat since the beginning of this year, but the decline has been unevenly distributed and other forms of violent crime are going up. The lawlessness that spread across the country in 2020 hasn't abated.
Nor do voters believe that Democrats can restore order. An ABC News-Ipsos poll from October showed that a measly 22 percent of registered voters trust Democrats to handle crime. Thirty-seven percent trust the GOP. Republicans also had a 15-point advantage over Democrats on crime in the October Fox poll.
The trend is visible in individual campaigns. In September, Mandela Barnes was tied with Republican senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. Then Johnson's campaign and Mitch McConnell's Senate Leadership Fund began running ads that attacked Barnes's positions on crime. Johnson has been in the lead since. Also in September, John Fetterman was ahead of Mehmet Oz in the race for Pennsylvania's open Senate seat. Then the crime ads went up. Oz began to gain.
The attacks work because Progressive Democrats like Barnes and Fetterman hold views on crime that are outside the mainstream. Over the past decade, the movement for criminal justice reform radicalized into advocacy for emptying prisons, or decarceration. Progressive prosecutors such as Kim Foxx in Chicago, Larry Krasner in Philadelphia, George Gascón in Los Angeles, Chesa Boudin in San Francisco, and Alvin Bragg in New York City refused to press charges for many crimes and sought light sentences for the infractions they did pursue. In 2019, New York ended cash bail for most felonies and misdemeanors. In 2020, Progressive Democrats began slashing police budgets.
Criminals maneuver easily within such permissive environments. Most cities are sanctuaries that do not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Nonprofits and local governments subsidize alcohol and drug addiction. Homeless encampments dot the landscape. The scent of highly potent legal marijuana fills the air. In Baltimore, squeegee kids harass motorists. In New York, turnstile jumping is rampant. Major retail chains have closed locations in downtown San Francisco, Philadelphia, and D.C. Antisocial behavior has flourished.
The Progressive Left rejected the lessons of the past. They repudiated the legacy of the tough-on-crime 1990s, when Democrats and Republicans alike built prisons, imposed harsh sentences on criminals, hired more police officers, used the death penalty, and adopted "broken windows" and community policing techniques. Progressives continued to pursue their false notion of social justice even as the body count went up. They ignored the voters yelling stop.
In the spring of 2020, left-wing data scientist David Shor shared research on his social media account that showed Republicans deriving electoral benefit from voter backlash against riots. He was fired from his job. In November 2020, Republicans proved Shor's point by unexpectedly picking up 14 House seats. The Left didn't bat an eye.
True, President Biden avoided the "Defund the Police" slogan. He promised to spend more money on law enforcement while cracking down on guns. His message was drowned out by the apostles of the cultural Left in politics, education, and the media, who condemn policing and sentencing as racist and the criminal justice system as irredeemable. The ineffectual Biden has little sway over the pandering governors and loopy prosecutors behind the crime surge.
The commitment to decarceration and decriminalization persists. Neither Eric Adams's election as mayor of New York nor the recall of Chesa Boudin in San Francisco has halted it. New York's bail reform may be responsible for Kathy Hochul's defeat, yet Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker wants a similar measure to take effect in the Prairie State next year.
The New York Times expresses wonderment that voters in Kenosha, Wis., blame incumbent Democratic governor Tony Evers for presiding over the riot that turned their city into a burned-out husk—the nerve! The scourge of crime may elect Oz to the U.S. Senate, yet District Attorney Krasner is focused more on potential election interference. "We have handcuffs, we have jail cells, and we have juries who will be here," he said at a press conference on extremism this week. That news might come as a surprise to anyone who's followed his career. Now that Krasner has acknowledged the existence of cuffs and jails, maybe he can use them to lock up the crooks terrorizing Philadelphia?
He won't. Krasner and company are ideologues who believe that they are insulated from the destructive consequences of their own agendas. Voters are about to teach Progressive Democrats a lesson: Crime doesn't pay.
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