Source: Eric Thompson
Cortez presents herself as a far-left social and environmental justice activist, pushing for defunding the police. She and her progressive colleagues from New York argued against increasing the police presence in New York City’s subway system in a 2019 letter.
“In our view, desperately needed resources would be better invested in subway, bus, maintenance and service improvements,” the letter sent to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said. “We are urging the MTA to divest from this current model of criminalization.”
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The letter was written in response to Cuomo’s plan to hire additional police officers to patrol the subways to deal with widespread violence and fare evasion. However, Cuomo’s plan was ultimately put on hold when the coronavirus pandemic hit in early 2020.
AOC’s letter is now under increased scrutiny after a shooter shot and injured at least 30 people on a New York subway. The letter cited “historic racial disparities in enforcement” and said an increased police presence would harm “communities of color.”
Doubt she takes the subway unless to fulfill her rape fantasy.