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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Taps Convicted Felon to Serve as Anti-Gun Violence Czar
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:05 pm
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:05 pm
couldn’t make this stuff up if you tried New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the creation of a gun violence czar to address violent crime over the upcoming summer.
In an executive order issued on Thursday, Adams named Andre Mitchell, a former felon and local anti-gun violence activist, to the post — Chair of the Mayor’s Gun Violence Prevention Task Force — on a volunteer basis. Mitchell is the founder of an organization, ‘Man Up!’ that was formed to stop shootings in urban communities. He founded the group after serving a prison sentence for first-degree manslaughter in 1992.
Man Up!’ has also been under investigation for misuse of municipal funding by city officials. A report by the City’s Office of Investigations in 2019 found serious “irregularities” in the group’s handling of city funds, of which it has received over $25 million since 2010. Another investigation targeting Mitchell, personally, found that he’d used the non-profit’s funds for personal expenses and employed family members in remunerative positions. His daughter was appointed the group’s ‘Director of Administration,’ making $65,000 a year, while his son was a program instructor making $30,000 a year.
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Can’t wait until NYC is just like San Fran
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Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:09 pm to idlewatcher
Why is there such a stigma against former felons? If they served their time, they should be free to live their lives without it following them around.
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:10 pm to brmark70816
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Why is there such a stigma against former felons? If they served their time, they should be free to live their lives without it following them around.
Sounds like he’s still feloning
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Man Up!’ has also been under investigation for misuse of municipal funding by city officials. A report by the City’s Office of Investigations in 2019 found serious “irregularities” in the group’s handling of city funds, of which it has received over $25 million since 2010. Another investigation targeting Mitchell, personally, found that he’d used the non-profit’s funds for personal expenses and employed family members in remunerative positions
This post was edited on 6/4/22 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:13 pm to idlewatcher
I hear next he's going to tap Jared Fogle as Parks and Rec czar.
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:19 pm to idlewatcher
It takes a thief to catch one I suppose
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:19 pm to BigMob
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Sounds like he’s still feloning
Has nothing to do with his previous crimes. Big difference in killing and stealing.
I don't get why it's his identifier, like a title, "former felon".
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:19 pm to idlewatcher
Some funny sh** right there. A Convicted Felon as Anti-Gun Violence Czar?
This post was edited on 6/5/22 at 9:09 am
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:22 pm to brmark70816
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I don't get why it's his identifier, like a title, "former felon".
Would you prefer "once and future felon"?
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:23 pm to idlewatcher
His first recommendation should be a midnight basketball league. And the budget will be $2 billion
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:27 pm to idlewatcher
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son was a program instructor making $30,000
Probably underpaid tbh!
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:29 pm to idlewatcher
I don’t understand the outrage. He made a mistake and served his time. Is he not allowed to contribute to society now?
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:29 pm to brmark70816
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Has nothing to do with his previous crimes. Big difference in killing and stealing.
I don't get why it's his identifier, like a title, "former felon".
I’m gonna drop a couple of child molestors off on your street since they’ve paid their dues and their past shouldn’t follow them around anymore
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:30 pm to Zarkinletch416
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Some funny sh** right there. A Convicted Felon as Anti-Gun Violence Czar.
Was he convicted of possessing firearms illegally? I don’t understand the joke?
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:34 pm to 4cubbies
He was convicted of felony manslaughter in NYC.
You think he had that gun legally?
Myopic.
You think he had that gun legally?
Myopic.
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:38 pm to brmark70816
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Why is there such a stigma against former felons? If they served their time, they should be free to live their lives without it following them around.
Did you not read the bolded type?
This post was edited on 6/4/22 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:44 pm to brmark70816
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Why is there such a stigma against former felons? If they served their time, they should be free to live their lives without it following them around.
I’m not, but he’s dead wrong. Guns aren’t killing their communities, criminals are.
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:52 pm to idlewatcher
Considering the mayor was recorded using racial slurs at an event, nothing he does surprises me.
Posted on 6/4/22 at 11:36 pm to brmark70816
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Why is there such a stigma against former felons? If they served their time, they should be free to live their lives without it following them around.
If my dog bites you once when your back is turned, are you going to trust him to not bite you again? If you know someone who was convicted of child molestation and served their time, are you going to trust them to babysit your kid?
Posted on 6/4/22 at 11:40 pm to brmark70816
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Why is there such a stigma against former felons? If they served their time, they should be free to live their lives without it following them around.
They did their time to our legal system.
That doesn't mean a fricking thing to me.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 2:34 am to roadGator
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He was convicted of felony manslaughter in NYC.
You think he had that gun legally?
Myopic.
He has paid his debt to society so it doesn’t matter to me. If you believe people deserve life sentences for every crime, maybe America isn’t country for you.
This post was edited on 6/5/22 at 2:37 am
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