Dagwood222 , 4 months ago

Speaking as a native NYer.

A lot of voters remember the 1960s-1980s. Crime was rampant and street muggings were common. That was before we got rid of lead in gasoline. The 1980s were completely crazy, with Reagan era homeless camps all over, plus Reagan inspired Crack Wars. Add in Ethan Patz being kidnapped off the street and you had Fear City.

Another problem is that after 9/11 a lot of older cops who would normally have hung in for the thirty year pension quit and were replaced by rookies who saw themselves as anti-terror troops, no peace officers. Back in the day, the more experienced cops would teach the rookies to interact with the community; now the older cops are frustrated Punisher wannabes.